- retinotectal
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adjective
Etymology: retin- + tectum + 1-al
Date: 1951
of, relating to, or being the nerve fibers connecting the retina and the tectum of the midbrain <retinotectal pathways>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
retinotectal
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