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Noun: cerebral peduncle
  1. A bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
    - peduncle

Derived forms: cerebral peduncles

Type of: nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, tract

Part of: forebrain, prosencephalon

Encyclopedia: Cerebral peduncle