geniculate body

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noun

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
• Hypernyms:
neural structure
• Hyponyms:
lateral geniculate body, corpus geniculatum laterale, lateral geniculate, medial geniculate body, corpus geniculatum mediale, medial geniculate
• Part Holonyms:
thalamus