Alveus
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈæl.vi.əs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alveus is a noun meaning (neuroanatomy) A thin layer of medullary nerve fibers on the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.
Meaning
(neuroanatomy) A thin layer of medullary nerve fibers on the ventricular surface of the hippocampus.
More Meanings
- (rare, now usually law) The bed or channel of a river, especially when the river is flowing in its natural or ordinary course; (also) the trough of the sea.
Word Forms
- alvei
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include riverplain, runway, leet, levee, alluvium, bedform.
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