- lateral geniculate
- nouna neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex• Hypernyms: ↑geniculate body
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lateral geniculate nucleus — n a nucleus of the lateral geniculate body … Medical dictionary
lateral geniculate body — n a part of the metathalamus that consists of an oval elevation situated on the posterolateral surface of the thalamus, is the terminus of most fibers of the optic tract, and receives nerve impulses from the retinas which are relayed to the… … 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
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
nucleus of lateral geniculate body — lateral geniculate nucleus … Medical 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
lateral geniculate nucleus — noun a) The nucleus of the thalamus which received input from the optic tract. b) The nucleus which is organized into magnocellular, parvocellular and koniocellular … Wiktionary
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 lemniscus — n a band of nerve fibers that arises in the cochlear nuclei and terminates in the inferior colliculus and the lateral geniculate body of the opposite side of the brain … Medical dictionary
