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extrahypothalamic

extrahypothalamic adjective: outside the hypothalamus.

Adjective

extrahypothalamic (not comparable)

  1. Outside the hypothalamus.
    • These neurones project into the pituitary and into multiple extrahypothalamic regions in vertebrates, and are known to play pivotal roles in osmoregulation, stress response, reproduction, and mediation of social behaviours.2015 August 1, “Neurohypophysial Hormones Regulate Amphibious Behaviour in the Mudskipper Goby”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of extrahypothalamic

From extra- + hypothalamic.

Questions about extrahypothalamic

What does extrahypothalamic mean?
Extrahypothalamic means outside the hypothalamus.
What part of speech is extrahypothalamic?
Extrahypothalamic is an adjective.

Words near extrahypothalamic in the dictionary

  1. extrahyals
  2. extrahyoid
  3. extrahyoids
  4. extrahypophyseal
  5. extrahypophysial
  6. extrahypothalamic
  7. extraimperial
  8. extraindividual
  9. extrainguinal
  10. extrainstitutional
  11. extrainstitutionally

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