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thalamus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thalamus \Thal"a*mus\, n.; pl {Thalami}. [L. thalamus chamber, Gr qa`lamos.] 1. (Anat.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also {optic thalamus}. 2. (Bot.) a Same as {Thallus}. b The receptacle of a flower; a torus. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thalamus n : egg-shaped structures in the diencephalon
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