NOUN | body | mamillary body, mammillary body, corpus mamillare | one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix |
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Meaning | One of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix. | |
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Synonyms | mammillary body, corpus mamillare | |
Part of | diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon | The posterior division of the forebrain |
Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
Spanish | corpus mamillare | |
Catalan | corpus mamillare |
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