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Thalamus vs Spinothalamic - What's the difference?

thalamus | spinothalamic |

As a noun thalamus

is thalamus.

As an adjective spinothalamic is

(anatomy) relating to, or connecting the spinal cord and the thalamus.

thalamus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
  • (botany) The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
  • A thallus.

    • Derived terms

    * hypothalamus * thalamic * thalamically * thalamectomy

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    spinothalamic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) relating to, or connecting the spinal cord and the thalamus

    • Derived terms

    * paleospinothalamic, palaeospinothalamic