HyperDic: thalamus

English > 1 sense of the word thalamus:
NOUNbodythalamuslarge egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
thalamus > pronunciation
Soundsthae'lahmahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > thalamus: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaninglarge egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon.
Part ofdiencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalonThe posterior division of the forebrain
Partsgeniculate bodyOne of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex
subthalamusThe ventral part of the thalamus
Broaderneural structureA structure that is part of the nervous system
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