pretectumn.
/priːˈtɛktəm/, U.S. /priˈtɛkt(ə)m/ Anatomy.
The pretectal region of the brain.
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1961 Lancet 9 Sept. 568/2 The disturbances in ocular motility and the radiological findings, led to the diagnosis of a small lesion in the pretectum.
1989 C. R. Legg Issues in Psychobiol. (BNC) 66 Destruction of the pretectum abolishes the pupillary light reflex, leaving the pupil permanently dilated.
2002 Neuroscience 110 527 The pretectum is composed of numerous small nuclei that control various oculomotor functions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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