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Where does “thalamus” come from?

Thalamus comes from Latin thalamus, from Ancient Greek θάλαμος, originally meaning an inner chamber or room.

thalamus (English): Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey...

Definitions

  1. Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey...

Ancestry of “thalamus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthalamusinner room, apartment of a house; bedroom,...
2Ancient Greekθάλαμοςan inner chamber, room; a bedroom; a bed

Words derived from “thalamus”

  • hypothalamus
  • thalamic
  • subthalamic
  • spinothalamic
  • corticothalamic
  • subthalamus
  • interthalamic
  • paleospinothalamic
  • neospinothalamic
  • cerebellothalamic
  • transthalamic
  • metathalamus
  • prethalamic
  • caudothalamic
  • polythalamous
  • pallidosubthalamic
  • metathalamic
  • nonthalamic
  • prethalamus
  • hypothalamectomy
  • neothalamus
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