OPTIC CHIASMA


Meaning of OPTIC CHIASMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1872

: the X-shaped partial decussation on the undersurface of the hypothalamus through which the optic nerves are continuous with the brain — called also optic chiasm

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