tuberomammillary

English

Etymology

tubero- +‎ mammillary

Adjective

tuberomammillary (not comparable)

1. Resembling tubers and/or nipples
   • 2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     It has been hypothesized that the cholinergic BF, histaminergic tuberomammillary nucleus, and noradrenergic locus ceruleus neurons are key links in the circuit regulating arousal [28 ].

Derived terms

• tuberomammillary nucleus