See Also: pulvinar(medicine)
pulvinar(1)(dictionary)
pulvinar(2)(dictionary)
pulvinar nucleus(medicine)

pulvinar(2) (iou)



pulvinar noun. L16.
[Latin = couch, formed as PULVINUS: see -AR1.]
Surgery. A small (medicated) pad or cushion. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
Roman Antiquities. A couch, a cushioned seat. E17.
Anatomy. A cushion-like prominence formed by the posterior end of the thalamus. L19.