optic commissure
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optic commissure — optic chiasm … The new mediacal dictionary
optic chiasm — optic commissure the X shaped structure formed by the two optic nerves, which pass backwards from the eyeballs to meet in the midline beneath the brain, near the pituitary gland (see illustration). Nerve fibres from the nasal side of the retina… … The new mediacal dictionary
Optic radiation — Brain: Optic radiation Colour coded diagram showing radiations in quadrants from retinal disc through the brain Latin radiatio optica NeuroNames … Wikipedia
Optic recess — Brain: Optic recess The hypophysis cerebri, in position. Shown in sagittal section. (Optic recess labeled at upper right.) … Wikipedia
Optic chiasm — Brain: Optic chiasm Visual pathway with optic chiasm (X shape outlined, red) (1543 image from Andreas Vesalius Fabrica) Latin chiasma opticum Gray s … Wikipedia
soft commissure — noun : a commissure of gray matter connecting the optic thalami across the third ventricle of the brain … Useful english dictionary
Chiasm — Chi asm (k[imac] [a^]z m), ||Chiasma Chi*as ma (k[ i]*[a^]z m[.a]), n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. chi asma two lines placed crosswise, fr. ? to mark with a [chi].] (Anat.) A commissure; an intersection or crossing of two tracts; especially, the optic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chiasma — Chiasm Chi asm (k[imac] [a^]z m), ||Chiasma Chi*as ma (k[ i]*[a^]z m[.a]), n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. chi asma two lines placed crosswise, fr. ? to mark with a [chi].] (Anat.) A commissure; an intersection or crossing of two tracts; especially, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chiasmal — Chiasm Chi asm (k[imac] [a^]z m), ||Chiasma Chi*as ma (k[ i]*[a^]z m[.a]), n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. chi asma two lines placed crosswise, fr. ? to mark with a [chi].] (Anat.) A commissure; an intersection or crossing of two tracts; especially, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary
