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metathalamus

metathalamus noun: a composite structure of the thalamus, consisting of the medial geniculate nucleus and the lateral geniculate nucleus.

Noun

metathalamus (plural metathalami)

  1. A composite structure of the thalamus, consisting of the medial geniculate nucleus and the lateral geniculate nucleus.

Forms of metathalamus

pluralmetathalami

Origin of metathalamus

From meta- + thalamus.

Questions about metathalamus

What does metathalamus mean?
Metathalamus means a composite structure of the thalamus, consisting of the medial geniculate nucleus and the lateral geniculate nucleus.
What part of speech is metathalamus?
Metathalamus is a noun.
What is the plural of metathalamus?
The plural of metathalamus is metathalami.

Words near metathalamus in the dictionary

  1. metatextualities
  2. metatextuality
  3. metatextually
  4. metathalami
  5. metathalamic
  6. metathalamus
  7. metatheater
  8. metatheatre
  9. metatheatrical
  10. metatheatricalities
  11. metatheatricality

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