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Thalamus - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Thalamus : (noun)
1: large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the
dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Thalamus : \Thal"a*mus\, n.; pl. Thalami. [L. thalamus chamber,
Gr. qa`lamos.]
1. (Anat.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the
third ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic
thalamus.
2. (Bot.)
(a) Same as Thallus.
(b) The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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