nucleus cuneatus

noun
nucleus cu·​ne·​a·​tus | \ -ˌkyü-nē-ˈāt-əs How to pronounce nucleus cuneatus (audio) \

Medical Definition of nucleus cuneatus

: the nucleus in the medulla oblongata in which the fibers of the fasciculus cuneatus terminate and synapse with a component of the medial lemniscus

called also cuneate nucleus