Complete Definition of "hypothalamus"

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Etymology
hypo- + thalamus

Noun
hypothalamus (plural hypothalami)

  1. anatomy A region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.

Derived terms
hypothalamic

Translations
trans-top|a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Czech: #Czech|hypothalamus m
Icelandic: undirstúka f, heiladyngjubotn m
Italian: ipotalamo m
trans-mid
Polish: podwzgórze n
trans-bottom


Czech

Noun
cs-noun|g=m

  1. #English|hypothalamus

Category:cs:Anatomy

el:hypothalamus
vi:hypothalamus
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