Look up: thalamus

1. Thalamus
   A structure consisting of two egg-shaped masses of nerve tissue, each about the size of a walnut, deep within the brain. It is the key relay station for sensory information flowing into the brain, filtering out only information of particular importance from the mass of signals entering the brain.
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2. Thalamus
   the major co-ordinating centre or sensory information in the brain.
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3. Thalamus
   A large mass of brain cells located at the top of our brainstem near the hypothalamus. The thalamus is important to our motor activity and control. It receives auditory, Somatosensory and visual signals, and relays sensory signals to our cerebral cortex.
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4. thalamus
   [n] - large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
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5. Thalamus
   Anatomical term designating a mass of grey matter centrally placed deep in the brain near its base and serving as a major relay station for impulses travelling from the spinal cord and cerebellum to the cerebral cortex.
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6. Thalamus
   a structure in the brain that relays and processes incoming sensory information from the eyes and ears and from pressure and pain receptors
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7. Thalamus
   is part of the diencephalon and is important not only in relaying information to the cerebral cortex but in controlling the degree of arousal and attention within CNS neural systems
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8. Thalamus
   Thal'a·mus noun ; plural Thalami . [ Latin thalamus chamber, Greek qa`lamos .] 1. (Anat.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic thalam...
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9. thalamus
   <anatomy> Either of two large, ovoid masses, consisting chiefly of grey substance, situated one on each side of and forming part of the lateral wall of the third ventricle. It is divided into two major parts: dorsal and ventral, each of which contains many nuclei. ... Origin: L., Gr. Thalamos = inner chamber ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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10. thalamus
    noun large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
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11. thalamus
    (thal´ә-mәs) either of two large round structures, the dorsal thalamus or simply thalamus and the subthalamus or ventral thalamus. It is composed of gray matter and located at the base of the cerebrum. It functions as a relay station in which sensory pathways from the spinal cord and brainstem form synapses on the...
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12. Thalamus
    • (n.) Same as Thallus. • (n.) The receptacle of a flower; a torus. • (n.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic thalamus.
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13. thalamus
    either of a pair of large, ovoid organs that form most of the lateral walls of the third ventricle of the brain. The thalamus translates neural ... [10 related articles]
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14. thalamus
    (L.; Gr. thalamos inner chamber) (NA) either of two large, ovoid masses, consisting chiefly of grey substance, situated one on each side of and forming part of the lateral wall of the third ventricle. It is divided into two major parts : dorsal and ventral, each of which contains many nuclei.
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15. thalamus
    thalamus (s), thalami (pl) 1. Either of a pair of egg-shaped masses of gray matter lying beneath each cerebral hemisphere in the brain that relay sensory information to the cerebral cortex. They are concerned with awareness of all the main senses except for smell. 2. Either of two large, ovoid masses, consisting chiefly of grey substance, s...
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16. Thalamus
    The thalamus is located in the midportion of the diencephalon, a structure between the cerebrum and midbrain which also contains the epithalamus, the hypothalamus, and the subthalamus and surrounds the third ventricle. The
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17. Thalamus
    In botany, the thalamus is the receptacle or terminal part of the axis of a flower. Sometimes the thalamus extends beyond the carpels as a fleshy mass, as in the strawberry; or as a cone round which the fleshy carpels cluster, as in the raspberry; or as a beak as in geraniums.
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18. Thalamus
    A midbrain structure that plays a major role in relaying information from the various sensory receptors to other brain areas.
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19. Thalamus
    - the major co-ordinating centre or sensory information in the brain.
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20. thalamus
    thalamus (thăl'umus) , mass of nerve cells centrally located in the brain just below the cerebrum and resembling a large egg in size and shape. The thalamus is a routing station for all incoming sensory impulses except those of smell, transmitting them to higher (cerebral) nerve centers. I...
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21. thalamus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: thal′ă-mŭs, -mī Definitions: 1. The large, ovoid mass of gray matter that forms the larger dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon; it is placed medial to the internal capsule and the body and tail of the caudate nucleus. Its medial aspect forms the dors...
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22. THALAMUS
    Portion of the brain that serves as a relay center for sensory information coming from the rest of the body, and for nerve impulses concerned with balance and coordination arising from the cerebellum.
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23. THALAMUS
    Two large egg-shaped gray-matter masses on either side of the third ventricle.
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24. thalamus
    Greek = bedroom - derivation obscure, though the posterior end of the thalamus is rounded and named pulvinar = cushion.
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25. thalamus
    (thal;ua-mus) An oval mass of gray matter within the diencephalon that serves as a sensory relay center.
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