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palaeothalamus

palaeothalamus noun: the anterior and central part of the thalamus.

Noun

palaeothalamus

  1. (obsolete) The anterior and central part of the thalamus.
    • This is equally true of the basic feelings of hunger and fear which have their seat in the palaeothalamus, and of the reactions which these feelings entail.1925, Francis Xavier Dercum, The physiology of mind

Forms of palaeothalamus

alternative formpaleothalamus

Origin of palaeothalamus

From palaeo- + thalamus. Said to be older in evolutionary terms than other parts of the organ.

Questions about palaeothalamus

What does palaeothalamus mean?
Palaeothalamus means the anterior and central part of the thalamus.
What part of speech is palaeothalamus?
Palaeothalamus is a noun.

Words near palaeothalamus in the dictionary

  1. palaeotemperate
  2. palaeotemperature
  3. palaeotemperatures
  4. palaeotempestological
  5. palaeotempestology
  6. palaeothalamus
  7. palaeothere
  8. palaeotheres
  9. palaeotheriid
  10. palaeotheriids
  11. palaeothermal

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