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appestat

(ap′ə stat′)

noun

a mechanism or region of the brain that regulates the desire for, and intake of, food: thought to be in the hypothalamus

See appestat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The area in the brain that is believed to regulate appetite and food intake.

Origin:

Origin: appe(tite)

Origin: + -stat

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