Etymology

pulvinar

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Today it means: A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain. Full definition →

Latin pulvīnar
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompulvīnar“a cushion”
  2. English todaypulvinar

Borrowed from Latin pulvīnar (“a cushion”).

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