pretectal

pretectal
pre·tec·tal -'tek-təl adj occurring in or being the transitional zone of the brain stem between the midbrain and the diencephalon that is situated rostral to the superior colliculus and is associated esp. with the analysis and distribution of light impulses

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pre·tec·tal (pre-tekґtəl) anterior to the tectum mesencephali.

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