hypothalamus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
hypothalamus (plural hypothalami or hypothalamuses)
- (anatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 217:
- To avoid catastrophe, the brain has its trusty control centre, the hypothalamus, which tells the body to cool itself by sweating or to warm itself by shivering.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a region of the brain, below the thalamus
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See also[edit]
Similar-looking but unrelated terms, not to be confused with the above
Czech[edit]
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Noun[edit]
hypothalamus m
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hypothalamus m (plural hypothalamus)
Further reading[edit]
- “hypothalamus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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