{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
quadrigeminal — /kwod ri jemˈi nl/ adjective (L geminī twins) having four similar parts (also quadrigemˈinate and quadrigemˈinous) • • • Main Entry: ↑quadri … Useful english dictionary
Quadrigeminal bodies — Quadrigeminal Quad ri*gem i*nal, Quadrigeminous Quad ri*gem i*nous, a. [Quadri + L. gemini twins.] Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar parts. [1913 Webster] {Quadrigeminal bodies} (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quadrigeminal — adjective Having four parts, or two pairs See Also: quadrigeminy … Wiktionary
quadrigeminal — Four fold. [quadri + L. geminus, twin] * * * quad·ri·gem·i·nal (kwod″rĭ jemґĭ nəl) [L. quadrigeminus] 1. fourfold, or in four parts; forming a group of four. 2. pertaining to the corpora quadrigemina … Medical dictionary
quadrigeminal — quad·ri·gem·i·nal … English syllables
quadrigeminal — a … Dictionary of difficult words
quadrigeminal bodies — quad·ri·gem·i·nal bodies .kwäd rə jem ən əl n pl CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA * * * corpora quadrigemina … Medical dictionary
quadrigeminal artery — arteria collicularis … Medical dictionary
quadrigeminal cistern — cisterna quadrigeminalis … Medical dictionary
quadrigeminal plate — lamina tecti mesencephali … Medical dictionary
