medial geniculate body

medial geniculate body definition - medical

medial geniculate body

noun
The medial group of a pair of prominent cell groups in the posteroinferior aspects of the thalamus, serving as the last of a series of processing stations along the auditory conduction pathway to the cerebral cortex.

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