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OPTIC CHIASMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does optic chiasma mean?
• OPTIC CHIASMA (noun)
The noun OPTIC CHIASMA has 1 sense:
1. the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
Familiarity information: OPTIC CHIASMA 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 ("optic chiasma" is a kind of...):
chiasm; chiasma; decussation (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
Context examples
Also called optic chiasma.
(Optic chiasm, NCI Dictionary)
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