Medial geniculate body
medial geniculate body n.
The medial group of a pair of prominent cell groups in the posteroinferior aspects of the thalamus, serving as the last of a series of processing stations along the auditory conduction pathway to the cerebral cortex.
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medial longitudinal stria n. A thin longitudinal band of nerve fibers accompanied by gray matter running along the surface of the corpus callosum on either side of the median line.
- Medially
[mee-dee-uh l] /ˈmi di əl/ adjective 1. situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate. 2. pertaining to a mean or average; average. 3. . 4. Phonetics. within a word or syllable; neither initial nor final, as the t, a, and n in stand. 5. Entomology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the . […]