Hypothalamus
Definitions
A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.
Equivalents
21 more languages
বাংলাহাইপোথ্যালামাস
Catalàhipotàlem
Ελληνικάυποθάλαμος
فارسیهیپوتالاموس
Suomihypotalamus
Gaeilgehipeatalamas
हिन्दीअधश्चेतक
Magyarhipotalamusz
Italianoipotalamo
日本語視床下部
한국어시상하부
Nederlandshypothalamus
Polskipodwzgórze
Portuguêshipotálamo
Românăhipotalamus
Русскийгипотала́мус
Türkçehipotalamus
Українськагіпоталамус
Tiếng Việtvùng dưới đồi
Examples
“To avoid⟳ catastrophe, the brain has its trusty control⟳ centre, the hypothalamus, which tells the body to cool itself by sweating or to warm itself by shivering.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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