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optic chiasm

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006117

The place in the brain where some of the optic nerve fibers coming from one eye cross optic nerve fibers from the other eye. Also called optic chiasma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006117
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsoptic chiasma
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006117",
  "term": "optic chiasm",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The place in the brain where some of the optic nerve fibers coming from one eye cross optic nerve fibers from the other eye. Also called optic chiasma.",
  "synonyms": [
    "optic chiasma"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/optic-chiasm/"
}

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