"neothalamus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: neothalami [plural]
Etymology: neo- + thalamus Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|neo|thalamus}} neo- + thalamus Head templates: {{en-noun|neothalami}} neothalamus (plural neothalami)
  1. Part of the diencephalon that receives input from the thalamus and projects to the association areas of the neocortex. Wikipedia link: neothalamus
    Sense id: en-neothalamus-en-noun-RAExPaVc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with neo-

Inflected forms

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