geniculate nucleus

noun

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.

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Meanings

noungeniculate nucleus (plural geniculate nuclei or geniculate nucleuses)

plural geniculate nuclei · plural geniculate nucleuses

  1. anatomyEither 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.
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