geniculate Antonyms
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Meaning of geniculate
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geniculate (s)
bent at a sharp angle
Webster
geniculate (a.)
Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.
Webster
geniculate (v. t.)
To form joints or knots on.
geniculate Sentence Examples
- The geniculate body of the thalamus processes visual information from the optic nerve.
- The facial nerve exhibits a geniculate course as it descends through the middle ear.
- The geniculate arteries supply blood to the medial aspect of the cerebral hemispheres.
- The internal acoustic meatus houses the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve.
- The dorsal roots of spinal nerves form geniculate swellings containing cell bodies of sensory neurons.
- The geniculate nucleus of the auditory brainstem is crucial for sound localization.
- The geniculate capsule is a white matter tract connecting the thalamus to the cerebral cortex.
- The lateral geniculate nucleus is the primary relay center for visual information in the thalamus.
- The geniculate ligament supports the spine of the scapula.
- The geniculate sulcus is a groove in the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex.
FAQs About the word geniculate
bent at a sharp angleBent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal., To form joint
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The geniculate body of the thalamus processes visual information from the optic nerve.
The facial nerve exhibits a geniculate course as it descends through the middle ear.
The geniculate arteries supply blood to the medial aspect of the cerebral hemispheres.
The internal acoustic meatus houses the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve.
