hemidecussation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hemi- +‎ decussation

Noun[edit]

hemidecussation (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) The splitting of the fibres of the optic nerve such that half of each of them continue to the contralateral optic tract

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