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lateral geniculate body — noun a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑corpus geniculatum laterale, ↑lateral geniculate • Hypernyms: ↑geniculate body … Useful english dictionary
dorsal part of lateral geniculate body — the part of the lateral geniculate body overlying the dorsal part of the lateral geniculate nucleus … Medical dictionary
ventral part of lateral geniculate body — the part of the lateral geniculate body overlying the ventral part of the lateral geniculate nucleus … Medical dictionary
nucleus of lateral geniculate body — lateral geniculate nucleus … Medical dictionary
geniculate body — n either of two prominences of the diencephalon that comprise the metathalamus: a) LATERAL GENICULATE BODY b) MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY … Medical dictionary
lateral geniculate nucleus — n a nucleus of the lateral geniculate body … Medical dictionary
Lateral geniculate nucleus — Brain: Lateral geniculate nucleus Hind and mid brains; postero lateral view. (Lateral geniculate body visible near top.) Latin Corpus geniculatum laterale Part of Thalamus System … Wikipedia
geniculate body — noun one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure • Hyponyms: ↑lateral geniculate body, ↑corpus… … Useful english dictionary
lateral geniculate — noun a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑lateral geniculate body, ↑corpus geniculatum laterale • Hypernyms: ↑geniculate body … Useful english dictionary
medial geniculate body — n a part of the metathalamus consisting of a small oval tubercle situated between the pulvinar, colliculi, and cerebral peduncle that receives nerve impulses from the inferior colliculus and relays them to the auditory area compare LATERAL… … Medical dictionary
