Definition: Meaning of, geniculate body in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlət ˈbɒdi /
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geniculate body
geniculate bodies
one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centres on the way to the cerebral cortex
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