Etymology

palaeothalamus

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Today it means: The anterior and central part of the thalamus. Full definition →

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The story

From palaeo- + thalamus. Said to be older in evolutionary terms than other parts of the organ.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.