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CHIASMA OPTICUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chiasma opticum mean?
• CHIASMA OPTICUM (noun)
The noun CHIASMA OPTICUM has 1 sense:
1. the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
Familiarity information: CHIASMA OPTICUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
chiasma opticum; optic chiasm; optic chiasma
Hypernyms ("chiasma opticum" is a kind of...):
chiasm; chiasma; decussation (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
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