ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Parafacial

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Parafacial is an adjective meaning Relating to the area between the ptilinal fissure and the compound eye of insects.

Meaning

Relating to the area between the ptilinal fissure and the compound eye of insects.

More Meanings

  1. Relating to the area adjacent to the facial motor nucleus, especially the retrotrapezoid nucleus.

Example Sentences

The substantia innominata of the BF is reported to project to the SWS-promoting parvicellular area of the reticular nucleus (also called the parafacial zone) [38 , 39 ].

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include perifacial, intrafacial, interfoveal, profemoral, anteciliary, peripodial.

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