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medial geniculate nucleus

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.

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.

Forms of medial geniculate nucleus

pluralmedial geniculate nuclei

Questions about medial geniculate nucleus

What does medial geniculate nucleus mean?
Medial geniculate nucleus means 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.
What part of speech is medial geniculate nucleus?
Medial geniculate nucleus is a noun.
What is the plural of medial geniculate nucleus?
The plural of medial geniculate nucleus is medial geniculate nuclei.

Words near medial geniculate nucleus in the dictionary

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

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