hypothalamus
hypothalamus noun: a region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.
Noun
hypothalamus (plural hypothalami or hypothalamuses)
- A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.
- To avoid catastrophe, the brain has its trusty control centre, the hypothalamus, which tells the body to cool itself by sweating or to warm itself by shivering.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 217
hypothalamus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Punjabi
hypothalamus in Hindi
- a region of the brain, below the thalamus
- अधश्चेतक adhaścetak
hypothalamus in Tamil
- a region of the brain, below the thalamus
- ஐப்போத்தலாமசு aippōttalāmacu
hypothalamus in Bengali
- a region of the brain, below the thalamus
- হাইপোথ্যালামাস haipōtthalamaś
hypothalamus in Punjabi
- a region of the brain, below the thalamus
- ਹਿਪੋਥੈਲੇਮਸ hipothailemas
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- hypothalamus in Arabic
- تَحْت اَلْمِهَاد taḥt al-mihād, وِطَاء wiṭāʔ, هَايْبُوثَلَامُوس hāybūṯalāmūs
- hypothalamus in Malay
- hipotalamus
- hypothalamus in Indonesian
- hipotalamus
- hypothalamus in Persian
- هیپوتالاموس hipotâlâmus
- hypothalamus in Thai
- ไฮโปทาลามัส hai bpoh taa laa mát
- hypothalamus in Vietnamese
- vùng dưới đồi
- Dhivehi
- ހައިޕޯތަލަމަސް haipōtalamas
Forms of hypothalamus
| plural | hypothalami |
|---|---|
| plural | hypothalamuses |
Origin of hypothalamus
From hypo- + thalamus.
Words formed from hypothalamus
Questions about hypothalamus
- What does hypothalamus mean?
- Hypothalamus means a region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.
- What is hypothalamus in Hindi?
- Hypothalamus in Hindi is अधश्चेतक (adhaścetak). See Hypothalamus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hypothalamus?
- Hypothalamus is a noun.
- What is the plural of hypothalamus?
- The plural of hypothalamus is hypothalami.
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