HYPOTHALAMUS (hypothalami)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: hypothalami   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypothalamus mean? 

• HYPOTHALAMUS (noun)
  The noun HYPOTHALAMUS has 1 sense:

1. a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system

  Familiarity information: HYPOTHALAMUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPOTHALAMUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hypothalamus" is a kind of...):

neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

Holonyms ("hypothalamus" is a part of...):

betweenbrain; diencephalon; interbrain; thalmencephalon (the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon)

Derivation:

hypothalamic (of or relating to the hypothalamus)

 Context examples 

It is made naturally by the hypothalamus (a part of the brain) and can also be made in the laboratory. hCRF may help reduce symptoms caused by edema (swelling) of the brain.

(hCRF, NCI Dictionary)

It is connected to the hypothalamus by a short stalk.

(Murine Pituitary Gland, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Arginine vasopressin is a posterior pituitary hormone which is synthesized in the supraoptic nucleus and paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus.

(Arginine Vasopressin-Neurophysin II Preproprotein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

The thalamus and hypothalamus border the lateral walls of the third ventricle.

(Murine Third Ventricle of Brain, NCI Thesaurus)

A hormone made by the hypothalamus (part of the brain).

(GnRH, NCI Dictionary)

It is made naturally by the hypothalamus (a part of the brain) and can also be made in the laboratory.

(Corticorelin Acetate, NCI Dictionary)

Estradiol binds to a specific intracellular estrogen receptor located in female organs, breasts, hypothalamus and pituitary.

(Estradiol, NCI Thesaurus)

Estropipate diffuses through the cell membrane and binds to and subsequently activates the nuclear estrogen receptor found in the reproductive tract, breast, pituitary, hypothalamus, liver, and bone.

(Estropipate, NCI Thesaurus)

Together, these lead to decreased IGF-I receptor activation and a decreased feedback to the hypothalamus and pituitary.

(Food Intake and Energy Homeostasis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

It is caused by lesions in the hypothalamus.

(Frohlich Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)