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medial geniculate nuclei

medial geniculate nuclei is the plural of medial geniculate nucleus.

Meaning of medial geniculate nucleus

Noun

medial geniculate nucleus (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.

Questions about medial geniculate nuclei

What is medial geniculate nuclei the plural of?
Medial geniculate nuclei is the plural of medial geniculate nucleus.

Words near medial geniculate nuclei in the dictionary

  1. medial collateral ligament
  2. medial collateral ligaments
  3. medial cuneiform bone
  4. medial cuneiform bones
  5. medial epicondylitis
  6. medial geniculate nuclei
  7. medial geniculate nucleus
  8. medial graph
  9. medial graphs
  10. medial lemniscus
  11. medial longitudinal fasciculus

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