hy|po|thal|a|mus

hy|po|thal|a|mus
hy|po|thal|a|mus «HY puh THAL uh muhs, HIHP uh-», noun, plural -mi «-my».
the part of the brain under the thalamus, controlling temperature, hunger, thirst, and the pituitary gland.

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  • thal|a|mus — «THAL uh muhs», noun, plural mi « my». 1. a large, oblong mass of gray matter in the posterior part of the forebrain, from which nerve fibers pass to the sensory parts of the cortex and which is connected with the optic nerve; optic thalamus:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • thal — alec·i·thal; an·oph·thal·mia; an·oph·thal·mos; an·oph·thal·mus; an·ti·xe·roph·thal·mic; aux·i·thal; buph·thal·mic; buph·thal·mos; buph·thal·mum; can·thal; cen·tro·lec·i·thal; claus·thal·ite; de·le·thal·ize; ed·ri·oph·thal·ma;… …   English syllables

  • mus — ag·o·nos·to·mus; alai·mus; an·i·mus; an·iso·tre·mus; an·oph·thal·mus; an·thon·o·mus; an·tros·to·mus; ap·o·de·mus; au·los·to·mus; bor·bo·ryg·mus; bot·u·lis·mus; brach·y·lae·mus; bro·mus; bu·li·mus; bu·to·mus; cal·a·mus; car·tha·mus; ca·tos·to·mus; …   English syllables

  • en|oph|thal|mus — or en|oph|thal|mos «EHN of THAL muhs», noun. Medicine. an abnormal sinking of the eyeball into the orbit. ╂[< New Latin enophthalmus, enophthalmos < Greek en in + ophthalmós eye] …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|oph|thal|mus — ex|oph|thal|mos or ex|oph|thal|mus «EHK SOF|THAL muhs», noun. = exophthalmia. (Cf. ↑exophthalmia) …   Useful english dictionary

  • en|oph|thal|mos — en|oph|thal|mus or en|oph|thal|mos «EHN of THAL muhs», noun. Medicine. an abnormal sinking of the eyeball into the orbit. ╂[< New Latin enophthalmus, enophthalmos < Greek en in + ophthalmós eye] …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|oph|thal|mos — or ex|oph|thal|mus «EHK SOF|THAL muhs», noun. = exophthalmia. (Cf. ↑exophthalmia) …   Useful english dictionary

  • thalamus — thal·a·mus …   English syllables

  • thalamus — thal•a•mus [[t]ˈθæl ə məs[/t]] n. pl. mi [[t] ˌmaɪ[/t]] 1) anat. the middle part of the diencephalon of the brain, serving to transmit and integrate sensory impulses 2) bot Bot. a receptacle or torus • Etymology: 1695–1705; < NL; L: bedroom… …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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