geniculate
Americanadjective
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having kneelike joints or bends.
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bent at a joint like a knee.
adjective
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biology bent at a sharp angle
geniculate antennae
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having a joint or joints capable of bending sharply
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of geniculate
1660–70; < Latin geniculātus knotted, equivalent to genicul ( um ) small knee; knot ( gen ( u ) knee + -i- -i- + -culum -cule 1 ) + -ātus -ate 1
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The medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus receives the auditory information and then projects that information to the auditory cortex in the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The majority of the connections of the optic tract are to the thalamus—specifically, the lateral geniculate nucleus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The first half of the pathway is the projection from the RGCs through the optic nerve to the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus on either side.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Here the alar and basal laminae are both found, but the former is the more important; from it the optic thalami are derived, and more posteriorly the geniculate bodies.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
This stripe results from a layer of nerve-fibres, many of which are 409 axones from the neurones of the lateral geniculate body and the pulvinar, the grey masses directly connected with the optic nerve-fibres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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