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ponto-geniculo-occipital

ponto-geniculo-occipital adjective: relating to the pons, the lateral geniculate nucleus, and the occipital cortex regions of the brain; applied to a class of phasic field potentials that are most prominent immediately before REM sleep.

Adjective

ponto-geniculo-occipital (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the pons, the lateral geniculate nucleus, and the occipital cortex regions of the brain; applied to a class of phasic field potentials that are most prominent immediately before REM sleep.
    Synonyms:
    PGO

Synonyms of ponto-geniculo-occipital

Questions about ponto-geniculo-occipital

What does ponto-geniculo-occipital mean?
Ponto-geniculo-occipital means relating to the pons, the lateral geniculate nucleus, and the occipital cortex regions of the brain; applied to a class of phasic field potentials that are most prominent immediately before REM sleep.
What part of speech is ponto-geniculo-occipital?
Ponto-geniculo-occipital is an adjective.

Words near ponto-geniculo-occipital in the dictionary

  1. Pontlliw and Tircoed
  2. Pontlottyn
  3. Pontnewydd
  4. ponto
  5. ponto-
  6. ponto-geniculo-occipital
  7. pontobulbar
  8. pontocaine
  9. Pontocaspian
  10. pontocerebellar
  11. pontocerebellar hypoplasia

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