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preoptic

preoptic adjective: in front of the optic chiasm.

Adjective

preoptic (not comparable)

  1. In front of the optic chiasm

Origin of preoptic

From pre- + optic.

Questions about preoptic

What does preoptic mean?
Preoptic means in front of the optic chiasm.
What part of speech is preoptic?
Preoptic is an adjective.

Words near preoptic in the dictionary

  1. preopinion
  2. preops
  3. preopsonization
  4. preopsonize
  5. preopsonized
  6. preoptic
  7. preoptimisation
  8. preoptimise
  9. preoptimised
  10. preoptimises
  11. preoptimising

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