English Explanatory Dictionary

geniculate nucleus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two pairs of structures situated on the lower surface of the thalamus that relay sensory impulses to the cortex: the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual impulses, and the medial geniculate nucleus, which relays auditory impulses.

Word forms

geniculate nucleus geniculate nuclei geniculate nucleuses
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