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geniculate body
noun(geniculate body)
either of two prominences of the diencephalon that comprise the metathalamus:
geniculate body
noun(geniculate body)
lateral geniculate body
geniculate body
noun(geniculate body)
medial geniculate body
geniculate body
noun(geniculate body)
a part of the metathalamus that consists of an oval elevation produced by the underlying lateral geniculate nucleus and is situated on the posterolateral surface of the thalamus
geniculate body
noun(geniculate body)
a part of the metathalamus consisting of a small oval tubercle situated between the pulvinar, colliculi, and cerebral peduncle that receives nerve impulses from the inferior colliculus and relays them to the auditory cortex

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