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Noun: corpus geniculatum mediale
  1. A neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centres along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex
    "The corpus geniculatum mediale is essential for relaying auditory information to the primary auditory cortex";
    - medial geniculate body, medial geniculate

Type of: geniculate body

Encyclopedia: Corpus geniculatum mediale