THALAMUS (thalami)

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Irregular inflected form: thalami   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does thalamus mean? 

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

1. large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• THALAMUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "thalamus"):

geniculate body (one 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)

subthalamus (the ventral part of the thalamus)

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

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

 Context examples 

Structurally, it is joined to the thalamus; the two work together to monitor the sleep-wake cycle.

(Hypothalamus, NCI Thesaurus)

It is located in front of and lateral to the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere.

(Corpus Striatum, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The lateral of a pair of small oval masses that protrude slightly from the posteroinferior aspect of the thalamus; commonly considered a part of the metathalamus.

(External Geniculate Body, NCI Thesaurus)

The medial one of a pair of small masses that protrude from the posteroinferior part of the thalamus; commonly considered a part of the metathalamus.

(Internal Geniculate Body, NCI Thesaurus)

Any one of the many cell groups located in the internal medullary lamina of the thalamus.

(Intralaminar Nucleus, NCI Thesaurus)

One of the four areas of the lateral nucleus within the thalamus that receives inputs from the superior colliculus.

(Lateral Posterior Nucleus of the Thalamus, NCI Thesaurus)

One 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.

(Geniculate Body, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Murine Third Ventricle of Brain, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists also found those who were mentally ill had, on average, three per cent less glutathione in same region of the brain and eight per cent less in the thalamus.

(Key to Treating Schizophrenia May Be Found in Broccoli, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The largest part of the brain composed of the cerebral hemispheres, thalamus, hypothalamus, and the limbic system.

(Forebrain, NCI Thesaurus)