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Quadrigeminal


Quad·ri·gem·i·nous , a.

[Quadri- + L. gemini twins.]
Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar parts.

Quadrigeminal bodies (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or elevations, on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the optic lobes. The anterior pair are called the nates, and the posterior the testes.


 
 
Medical Dictionary: quad·ri·gem·i·nal
(kwŏd'rə-jĕm'ə-nəl)
adj.

Consisting of four parts; fourfold.

 
Veterinary Dictionary: quadrigeminal

Fourfold; in four parts; forming a group of four.

 
 

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