hypothalamus

hypo- +‎ thalamus

hypothalamus (plural hypothalami or hypothalamuses)

1. (anatomy) 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.

• hypothalamic
• hypothalamo-

• hypotalamus m

hypothalamus m

1. (anatomy) hypothalamus

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɔ.ta.la.mys/

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hypothalamus m (plural hypothalamus)

1. (anatomy) hypothalamus

• “hypothalamus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.