suprachiasmatic

suprachiasmatic
su·pra·chi·as·mat·ic -.kī-əz-'mat-ik adj SUPRAOPTIC

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su·pra·chi·as·mat·ic (soo″prə-ki-az-matґik) above the optic chiasm.

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