optic ganglion
Anatomy and Zoology
noun
Any of various bodies of nervous tissue associated with the eye or the optic nerve; (formerly) specifically †a quadrigeminal body (obsolete ).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
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