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OPTIC CHIASM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
Synonyms:
chiasma opticum; optic chiasm; optic chiasma
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("optic chiasm" is a kind of...):
chiasm; chiasma; decussation (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
Context examples:
Also called optic chiasm.
(Optic chiasma, NCI Dictionary)
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