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Geniculate Body

nounid 64139·updated May 18, 2026
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one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex

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Geniculate Bodies
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Geniculate Body's
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Geniculate Bodies'

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one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex

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