THALAMUS
\θˈalaməs], \θˈalaməs], \θ_ˈa_l_a_m_ə_s]\
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The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
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A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; - called also optic thalamus.
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The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
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A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; - called also optic thalamus.
By Noah Webster.
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Paired bodies containing mostly gray substance and forming part of the lateral wall of the third ventricle of the brain. The thalamus represents the major portion of the diencephalon and is commonly divided into cellular aggregates known as nuclear groups.
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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A mass of gray matter at the base of the brain projecting into and bounding the third ventricle: it is called also the Optic thalamus.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The optic thalamus. An oval, grayish mass seen on the floor of the lateral ventricle, after removing the fornix and velum interpositum. It is bounded anteriorly and externally by the corresponding corpus striatum, from which it is separated by the tenia semicircularis. To its inner side lies the third ventricle, of which it forms the lateral wall. Its lower surface forms the covering of the descending cornu of the lateral ventricle. Posteriorly it ends in two rounded masses, the geniculate bodies. The optic t. consists essentially of gray matter, with a thin external covering of white. In its interior are several distinct ganglionic masses or nuclei. See median center of Luys, under center. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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