"medial geniculate nucleus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: medial geniculate nuclei [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|medial geniculate nuclei}} medial geniculate nucleus (plural medial geniculate nuclei)
  1. The nucleus of the thalamus involved in the sense of audition, which receives projections from the inferior colliculus and projects to the primary auditory cortex.
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