SUBTHALAMUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The ventral part of the thalamus

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("subthalamus" is a kind of...):

neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

Meronyms (parts of "subthalamus"):

subthalamic nucleus (an oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body)

Holonyms ("subthalamus" is a part of...):

thalamus (large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon)

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