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Noun: hypothalamus (hypothalami)  `hIpu'thalumus
  1. A basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system

Derived forms: hypothalami

See also: hypothalamic

Type of: neural structure

Part of: betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon

Encyclopedia: Hypothalamus Hypothalamus, posterior