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Preferred Label : optic chiasm;

MeSH definition : The X-shaped structure formed by the meeting of the two optic nerves. At the optic chiasm the fibers from the medial part of each retina cross to project to the other side of the brain while the lateral retinal fibers continue on the same side. As a result each half of the brain receives information about the contralateral visual field from both eyes.;

MeSH synonym : chiasm, optic; chiasma opticum; optic chiasmas; opticum, chiasma; decussation, optic; opticums, chiasma; chiasms, optic; optic decussations; chiasma, optic; optic chiasms; chiasma opticums; optic chiasma; chiasmas, optic; optic decussation; decussations, optic;

MeSH annotation : neopl: coord IM with OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) histol type of neopl (IM);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic chiasm;

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The X-shaped structure formed by the meeting of the two optic nerves. At the optic chiasm the fibers from the medial part of each retina cross to project to the other side of the brain while the lateral retinal fibers continue on the same side. As a result each half of the brain receives information about the contralateral visual field from both eyes.

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