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thalamus

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

thal=a=mus

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun thalamus has 1 sense

thalamus(n = noun.body) - large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon;

is a kind of

neural structure

has parts: geniculate body, subthalamus

is a part of betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon

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CIDE DICTIONARY

thalamus, n. [L. thalamus chamber, Gr. qa`lamos.].

A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic thalamus. [1913 Webster]
Same as Thallus. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

thalamus, n. (pl. thalami)
1 Anat. either of two masses of grey matter in the forebrain, serving as relay stations for sensory tracts.
2 Bot. the receptacle of a flower.
3 Gk Antiq. an inner room or women's apartment.

Derivative

thalamic adj. (in senses 1 and 2).

Etymology

L f. Gk thalamos