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thalamuses

thalamuses is the plural of thalamus.

Meaning of thalamus

Noun

thalamus (plural thalami or thalamuses)

  1. Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
  2. The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
  3. A thallus.
  4. An inner room or nuptial chamber.

Questions about thalamuses

What is thalamuses the plural of?
Thalamuses is the plural of thalamus.

Words near thalamuses in the dictionary

  1. thalamostriatal
  2. thalamostriate
  3. thalamotomies
  4. thalamotomy
  5. thalamus
  6. thalamuses
  7. Thalang
  8. thalass-
  9. Thalassa
  10. thalassaemia
  11. thalassaemias

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