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hypothalami

Variant of hypothalamus

noun pl. hypothalami

the part of the diencephalon in the brain that forms the floor of the third ventricle and regulates many basic body functions, as temperature

Origin: ModL: see hypo- & thalamus

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hypothalamic adjective

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