Lateral fold
lateral fold n.
Any of the ventral foldings of the lateral margins of the embryonic disk that establish the definitive embryonic body form.
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lateral geniculate body n. The lateral mass of a pair of small oval masses that protrude slightly from the posteroinferior aspects of the thalamus, serving as a processing station in the major pathway from the retina to the cerebral cortex.
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lateral great muscle n. See lateral vastus muscle.
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lateral hemianopsia n. See homonymous hemianopsia.
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