Thalamus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Anatomy A large ovoid mass of gray matter situated in the posterior part of the forebrain that relays sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
  • n. Botany The receptacle of a flower.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
  • n. The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
  • n. A thallus.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic thalamus.
  • n.
  • n. Same as Thallus.
  • n. The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Gr. archæol., an inner or private room; a chamber; especially, the women's apartment (Homeric); a sekos.
  • n. In anatomy: The apparent origin of a cranial nerve; the place where a nerve emerges from or leaves the brain.
  • n. Specifically, the optic thalamus; the thalamus of the optic nerve; the great posterior ganglion of the cerebrum, forming the lateral wall of the cerebral ventricle, and connected with its fellow by the middle commissure of the brain. See cut under cerebral.
  • n. In botany: The receptacle or torus.
  • n. Same as thallus.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    neural structure   
    Variant
    thalami    optic thalamus    thallus   
    Form
    thalamically    thalamic    hypothalamus   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    torus   
    Same Context
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    hypothalamus    pituitary    cerebellum    brainstem    parathyroid   
     
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