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hypothalamic

hypothalamic adjective: of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.

Adjective

hypothalamic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
    • Thus, in brain studies that purport to find the origins of sexual orientation, gay men are said to have hypothalamic nuclei that are smaller than a straight man’s and closer in size to a woman’s, and thus they are attracted to men.1999 March 20, Natalie Angiers, The Guardian

Words formed from hypothalamic

Questions about hypothalamic

What does hypothalamic mean?
Hypothalamic means of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
What part of speech is hypothalamic?
Hypothalamic is an adjective.

Words near hypothalamic in the dictionary

  1. hypotexts
  2. hypoth
  3. hypothalamectomies
  4. hypothalamectomy
  5. hypothalami
  6. hypothalamic
  7. hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
  8. hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
  9. hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical
  10. hypothalamically
  11. hypothalamo-

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