cor·po·ra quad·ri·gem·i·na .kȯr-p(ə-)rə-.kwäd-rə-'jem-ə-nə n pl two pairs of colliculi on the dorsal surface of the midbrain composed of white matter externally and gray matter within, the superior pair containing correlation centers for optic reflexes and the inferior pair containing correlation centers for auditory reflexes
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the rostral and caudal colliculi of the tectum of the mesencephalon considered together.Medical dictionary. 2011.