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Optic chiasm
Pronunciation
Definition 1
The place in the brain where some of the optic nerve fibers coming from one eye cross optic nerve fibers from the other eye. Also called optic chiasma. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
An anatomic structure formed by the crossing of the two optic nerves under the hypothalamus. (NCI Thesaurus)
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