corpus geniculatum laterale

Definitions of corpus geniculatum laterale
  1. noun
    a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex
    synonyms: lateral geniculate, lateral geniculate body
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    type of:
    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
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