epithalamus

See also: épithalamus

English

Noun

epithalamus (plural not attested)

1. (anatomy, neuroanatomy) The dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.

Holonyms

• diencephalon

Derived terms

• epithalamic

Translations

segment of the diencephalon

• Catalan: epitàlem m
• Esperanto: epitalamo
• French: épithalamus (fr) m
• Greek: επιθάλαμος m (epithálamos)
• Hungarian: epitalamusz
• Polish: nadwzgórze n
• Spanish: epitálamo m