Found 2 items, similar to Thalamus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: thalamus thalamus n : large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon [also: thalami (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Thalamus Thalamus \Thal"a*mus\, n.; pl. Thalami. [L. thalamus chamber, Gr. qa`lamos.] 1. (Anat.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic thalamus . [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) Same as Thallus. (b) The receptacle of a flower; a torus. [1913 Webster]