Medical Dictionary
medial geniculate body
noun
Medical Definition of MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY
: a part of the metathalamus consisting of a small oval tubercle situated between the pulvinar, colliculi, and cerebral peduncle that receives nerve impulses from the inferior colliculus and relays them to the auditory cortex—compare lateral geniculate body
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