Preoptic

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  • adj. In front of the optic chiasm
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Anterior with respect to optic lobes; pregeminal: specifically noting the anterior pair of the optic lobes or corpora quadrigemina of the brain.
  • Word Usage
    "GnRH1-producing neurons in regions of the brain known as the preoptic and hypothalamic regions in arrhinencephalic fetuses, whereas large numbers of these cells were present in control fetuses."
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