HyperDic: optic_chiasm

English > 1 sense of the expression optic chiasm:
NOUNbodyoptic chiasm, optic chiasma, chiasma opticumthe crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
English > optic chiasm: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain.
Synonymsoptic chiasma, chiasma opticum
Broaderchiasma, chiasm, decussationAn intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
Spanishquiasma óptico
Catalanquiasma òptic

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