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lateral geniculate nucleus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
lat-er-al -genic-u-late nu-cle-us
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
8
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nucleus of the thalamus which receives input from the optic tract.

Synonyms

LGN

Questions

What does lateral geniculate nucleus mean?
The nucleus of the thalamus which receives input from the optic tract.

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