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geniculate nucleus
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geniculate
nucleus
(
plural
geniculate nuclei
or
geniculate nucleuses
)
Either of two
pairs
of structures
situated
on the
lower
surface
of the
thalamus
that relay
sensory
impulses
to the
cortex
, the
lateral geniculate nucleus
, which relays
visual
impulses, and the
medial geniculate nucleus
, which relays
auditory
impulses.
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