noun
the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision
• Syn: ↑striate cortex, ↑striate area, ↑first visual area, ↑area 17 of Brodmann
• Hypernyms: ↑cortical area, ↑cortical region
• Part Holonyms: ↑occipital lobe, ↑occipital cortex
Useful english dictionary. 2012.