'optic thalamus' definitions:
Definition of 'optic thalamus'
- Thalamus \Thal"a*mus\, n.; pl. Thalami. [L. thalamus chamber,
Gr. qa`lamos.]
- 1. (Anat.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the
third ventricle of the brain; -- called also {optic
thalamus}.
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- 2. (Bot.)
(a) Same as Thallus.
(b) The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
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