1. (noun) 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

• corpus geniculatum laterale
• lateral geniculate
• lateral geniculate body
• corpus geniculatum mediale
• medial geniculate
• medial geniculate body

1. (noun) 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

• neural structure