medial geniculate nucleus

noun

The nucleus of the thalamus involved in the sense of audition, which receives projections from the inferior colliculus and projects to the primary auditory cortex.

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Meanings

nounmedial geniculate nucleus (plural medial geniculate nuclei)

plural medial geniculate nuclei

  1. The nucleus of the thalamus involved in the sense of audition, which receives projections from the inferior colliculus and projects to the primary auditory cortex.
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