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thalamus (ˈθæləməs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -mi | |
| 1. | either of the two contiguous egg-shaped masses of grey matter at the base of the brain |
| 2. | both of these masses considered as a functional unit |
| 3. | the receptacle or torus of a flower |
| [C18: from Latin, Greek thalamos inner room; probably related to Greek tholos vault] | |
| thalamic | |
| —adj | |
| tha'lamically | |
| —adv | |
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thalamus
1753, "the receptacle of a flower," Mod.L., from L. thalamus "inner chamber," from Gk. thalamos "inner chamber, bedroom," related to thalame "den, lair," tholos "vault, vaulted building." Used since 1756 of a part of the forebrain where a nerve appears to originate.
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Medical Dictionary
thalamus thal·a·mus (thāl'ə-məs)
n. pl. thal·a·mi (-mī')
A large ovoid mass of gray matter that forms the larger dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon and is located medial to the internal capsule and to the body and tail of the caudate nucleus. It functions in the relay of sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
tha·lam'ic (thə-lām'ĭk) adj.
tha·lam'i·cal·ly adv.
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thalamus  (thāl'ə-məs) Pronunciation Key
Plural thalami (thāl'ə-mī') The part of the vertebrate brain that lies at the rear of the forebrain. It relays sensory information to the cerebral cortex and regulates the perception of touch, pain, and temperature. |
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Example sentences from the web
It is particularly linked to the subthalamic nucleus by twoway connections.
The subthalamic nucleus receives cortical axons, the pallidum not.
The axons arrives at the lateral border of the subthalamic nucleus.
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