| NOUN | body | lateral geniculate, lateral geniculate body, corpus geniculatum laterale | a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex |
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| Meaning | A neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex. | |
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| Synonyms | lateral geniculate body, corpus geniculatum laterale | |
| Broader | geniculate body | One of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex |
| Spanish | corpus geniculatum laterale | |
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