Hemidecussation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hemidecussation is a noun meaning (anatomy) The splitting of the fibres of the optic nerve such that half of each of them continue to the contralateral optic tract.
Meaning
(anatomy) The splitting of the fibres of the optic nerve such that half of each of them continue to the contralateral optic tract.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hemidecortication, hemispherotomy, hemisection, callosumectomy, abducens, foveoschisis.
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