FIRST VISUAL AREA

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Meaning:

The part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision

Synonyms:

area 17 of Brodmann; Brodmann's area 17; first visual area; striate area; striate cortex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("first visual area" is a kind of...):

cortical area; cortical region (any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)

Holonyms ("first visual area" is a part of...):

occipital cortex; occipital lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head)

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