hypothalamus
See also: Hypothalamus
English
Noun
hypothalamus (plural hypothalami or hypothalamuses)
- (neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 217:
- To avoid catastrophe, the brain has its trusty control centre, the hypothalamus, which tells the body to cool itself by sweating or to warm itself by shivering.
Holonyms
Derived terms
Translations
a region of the brain, below the thalamus
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See also
Similar-looking but unrelated terms, not to be confused with the above
Czech
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦɪpotalamus]
Declension
Declension of hypothalamus (hard masculine inanimate foreign)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hypothalamus | hypothalamy |
| genitive | hypothalamu | hypothalamů |
| dative | hypothalamu | hypothalamům |
| accusative | hypothalamus | hypothalamy |
| vocative | hypothalame | hypothalamy |
| locative | hypothalamu | hypothalamech |
| instrumental | hypothalamem | hypothalamy |
Further reading
- hypothalamus in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- hypotalamus in Internetová jazyková příručka
French
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɔ.ta.la.mys/
Audio (Switzerland) (file)
Further reading
- “hypothalamus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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