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optic chiasma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006118

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 chiasm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006118
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsoptic chiasm
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006118",
  "term": "optic chiasma",
  "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 chiasm.",
  "synonyms": [
    "optic chiasm"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/optic-chiasma/"
}

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