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prechiasmatic

prechiasmatic adjective: in front of the optic chiasma.

Adjective

prechiasmatic (not comparable)

  1. In front of the optic chiasma
    • Experimental SAH model was induced by single blood injection to prechiasmatic cistern as reported previously. 12 In this model, the inferior basal temporal lobe of SAH group was stained with blood (shown as shadow areas in Figure IA in the online-only Data Supplement).2015 August 24, Haitao Shen et al., “Role of Neurexin-1β and Neuroligin-1 in Cognitive Dysfunction After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Rats”, in Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation, volume 46, →DOI

Origin of prechiasmatic

From pre- + chiasmatic.

Questions about prechiasmatic

What does prechiasmatic mean?
Prechiasmatic means in front of the optic chiasma.
What part of speech is prechiasmatic?
Prechiasmatic is an adjective.

Words near prechiasmatic in the dictionary

  1. prechewed
  2. prechewing
  3. prechews
  4. prechiamatic
  5. prechiasmal
  6. prechiasmatic
  7. prechiasmic
  8. prechildhood
  9. prechill
  10. prechilled
  11. prechilling

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