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neothalamus

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Main Entry: neo·thal·a·mus
Pronunciation: nE-O-'thal-&-m&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural neo·thal·a·mi /-"mI/
: the phylogenetically more recent part of the thalamus including the lateral nuclei and the pulvinar together with thegeniculate bodies
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neothalamus ne·o·thal·a·mus (nē'ō-thāl'ə-məs)
n.
The portion of the thalamus projecting to the isocortex.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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