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Definition of 'thalamus'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) thalamus
the middle part of the diencephalon of the brain, serving to transmit and integrate sensory impulses.

2. thalamus
Bot. a receptacle or torus.

Etymology: (1695–1705; < NL; L: bedroom < Gk thálamos)

Definition of 'thalamus'

Princeton's WordNet

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

Definition of 'thalamus'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) thalamus
a mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic thalamus

2. (noun) thalamus
same as Thallus

3. (noun) thalamus
the receptacle of a flower; a torus

Definition of 'thalamus'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. thalamus
Paired bodies containing mostly gray substance and forming part of the lateral wall of the third ventricle of the brain. The thalamus represents the major portion of the diencephalon and is commonly divided into cellular aggregates known as nuclear groups.

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