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Build medical terms from their definitions and word parts.
-Removal of the pancreas: __________ectomy


Definitions:

Lateral Geniculate Nucleus

A part of the thalamus in the brain responsible for processing visual information received from the retina before it is sent to the visual cortex.

Thalamus

A structure in the brain that relays sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex and regulates consciousness, sleep, and alertness.

Ventral Stream

The ventral stream is a pathway in the brain involved in processing visual information related to object recognition, color, and face perception.

Temporal Lobe

The region of the brain responsible for processing auditory information and encoding memory.

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