visual cortex
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nounDefinition of VISUAL CORTEX
: a sensory area of the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex receiving afferent nerve fibers concerned with vision —called also visual area
First Known Use of VISUAL CORTEX
1954
visual cortex
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of VISUAL CORTEX
: a sensory area of the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex receiving afferent projection fibers concerned with the sense of sight—called also visual area
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