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Definition of Occipital cortex
1. Noun. That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head.
Exact synonyms: Occipital Lobe
Terms within: Calcarine Fissure, Calcarine Sulcus, Occipital Gyrus, Area 17 Of Brodmann, Brodmann's Area 17, First Visual Area, Striate Area, Striate Cortex
Group relationships: Cerebral Cortex, Cerebral Mantle, Cortex, Pallium
Generic synonyms: Lobe
Terms within: Calcarine Fissure, Calcarine Sulcus, Occipital Gyrus, Area 17 Of Brodmann, Brodmann's Area 17, First Visual Area, Striate Area, Striate Cortex
Group relationships: Cerebral Cortex, Cerebral Mantle, Cortex, Pallium
Generic synonyms: Lobe