optic tract

Definition / meaning of optic tract

The nerves that travel from the optic chiasm (place in the brain where some of the optic nerve fibers cross) into certain parts of the brain involved in vision.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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