The anterior prominent portion of the monticulus of the vermis of the cerebellum; vermal lobule rostral to the primary fissure; divided into an anterior part [TA] (lobule IV of Larsell) and a posterior part [TA] (lobule V of Larsell). SYN: lobulus culminis. [L. summit]
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cul·men 'kəl-mən n a lobe of the cerebellum lying in the superior vermis just in front of the primary fissure
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an area of the upper surface of the cerebellum, anterior to the declive and posterior to the central lobule and separated from them by deep fissures.
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cul·men (kulґmən) pl. culґmina [L. “summitâ€] [TA] (IV and V): the portion of the anterior lobe of the cerebellum that lies medially between the central lobule and the primary fissure; it is divided into anterior (IV) and posterior (V) parts by the intraculminate fissure.Medical dictionary. 2011.