SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS


Meaning of SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-prə-ˌkī-əz-ˈma-tik- ]

noun

Date: 1938

: either of a pair of neuron clusters in the hypothalamus situated directly above the optic chiasma that receive photic input from the retina via the optic nerve and that regulate the body's circadian rhythms

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.