Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geniculate nucleus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: genic-u-late nu-cle-us
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two pairs of structures situated on the lower surface of the thalamus that relay sensory impulses to the cortex: the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual impulses, and the medial geniculate nucleus, which relays auditory impulses.

Inflected Forms

geniculate nuclei (plural) geniculate nucleuses (plural)

Questions

What does geniculate nucleus mean?: Either of two pairs of structures situated on the lower surface of the thalamus that relay sensory impulses to the cortex: the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual impulses, and the medial geniculate nucleus, which relays auditory impulses.

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