striate area

NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

striate area is a valid 12-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1R1I1A1T1E1A1R1E1A1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does striate area mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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.

SYNONYMS
AREA 17 OF BRODMANNBRODMANN'S AREA 17FIRST VISUAL AREASTRIATE CORTEX