Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: thalamus (thalami)  tha-lu-mus
  1. Large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon

Derived forms: thalami

Type of: neural structure

Part of: betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon

Encyclopedia: Thalamus