Colliculus (Latin for `mound`) can refer to: ==Anatomy== ===Midbrain=== ===Other locations=== ...
A small elevation above the surrounding parts. ... Origin: L. Mound, dim. Of collis, hill ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(kә-lik´u-lәs) pl. colli´culi Latin word meaning a small elevation. either of the two pairs of rounded eminences in the midbrain concerned with visual and auditory reflexes. seminal colliculus a prominent portion of the male urethral crest, on which are the openin...
Type: Term Pronunciation: ko-lik′yū-lŭs, -lī Definitions: 1. A small elevation above the surrounding parts.
colliculus, little hill.
diminutive of Latin collis = hill.