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geniculorecipient

geniculorecipient adjective: describing that part of the geniculate nucleus that receives sensory impulses.

Adjective

geniculorecipient (not comparable)

  1. Describing that part of the geniculate nucleus that receives sensory impulses

Origin of geniculorecipient

From geniculo- + recipient.

Questions about geniculorecipient

What does geniculorecipient mean?
Geniculorecipient means describing that part of the geniculate nucleus that receives sensory impulses.
What part of speech is geniculorecipient?
Geniculorecipient is an adjective.

Words near geniculorecipient in the dictionary

  1. geniculocalcarine
  2. geniculocalcerine
  3. geniculocortical
  4. geniculoextrastriate
  5. geniculohypothalamic
  6. geniculorecipient
  7. geniculostriate
  8. geniculostriate pathway
  9. geniculostriate pathways
  10. geniculum
  11. genie

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