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STRIATE AREA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
Hypernyms ("striate area" is a kind of...):
cortical area; cortical region (any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)
Holonyms ("striate 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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