OPTIC RADIATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex

Synonyms:

optic radiation; radiatio optica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("optic radiation" is a kind of...):

nerve pathway; nerve tract; pathway; tract (a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain)

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