Hypothalamus Definition
hīpō-thălə-məs
hypothalami
noun
The part of the diencephalon in the brain that forms the floor of the third ventricle and regulates many basic bodily functions, as the regulation of temperature.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Hypothalamus
Noun
Singular:
hypothalamus
Plural:
hypothalamiOrigin of Hypothalamus
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hypo- + thalamus
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