hypothalamuses
hypothalamuses is the plural of hypothalamus.
Meaning of hypothalamus
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
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- What is hypothalamuses the plural of?
- Hypothalamuses is the plural of hypothalamus.
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