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    STRIATE CORTEX

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for visionplay

    Synonyms:

    area 17 of Brodmann; Brodmann's area 17; first visual area; striate area; striate cortex

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("striate cortex" is a kind of...):

    cortical area; cortical region (any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)

    Holonyms ("striate cortex" is a part of...):

    occipital cortex; occipital lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head)

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