Colliculogeniculate

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the connection between the inferior colliculus or superior colliculus and the geniculate nucleus. not-comparable

    "Some of the cells of the inferior colliculi send commissural fibers to the opposite colliculus; others send colliculogeniculate fibers (inferior brachium) to the medial geniculate body of the thalamus; some to the superior colliculus (acustico-optic fibers) and some to the cerebellum (tectocerebellar fibers)."

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"Some of the cells of the inferior colliculi send commissural fibers to the opposite colliculus; others send colliculogeniculate fibers (inferior brachium) to the medial geniculate body of the thalamus; some to the superior colliculus (acustico-optic fibers) and some to the cerebellum (tectocerebellar fibers)."

Etymology

From colliculo- + geniculate.

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