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epithalamus

epithalamus noun: the dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.

Noun

epithalamus (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.

Words formed from epithalamus

Questions about epithalamus

What does epithalamus mean?
Epithalamus means the dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.
What part of speech is epithalamus?
Epithalamus is a noun.

Words near epithalamus in the dictionary

  1. epithalamiums
  2. epithalamize
  3. epithalamized
  4. epithalamizes
  5. epithalamizing
  6. epithalamus
  7. epithalamy
  8. epithalline
  9. epitheca
  10. epithecae
  11. epithecal

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