Thalamus Definition

thălə-məs
thalami
noun
A mass of gray matter forming the lateral walls of the diencephalon and involved in the transmission and integration of certain sensations.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

(botany) The receptacle of a flower; a torus.

Wiktionary
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Thalamus

Noun

Singular:
thalamus
Plural:
thalami, thalamuses

Origin of Thalamus

  • From New Latin, from Latin thalamus, from Ancient Greek θάλαμος (thalamos, “an inner chamber, a bedroom, a bed").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin inner chamber from Greek thalamos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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