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- Ancient Greekθᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos)
- Latinthalamus
- English todaythalamus
Borrowed from Latin thalamus, from Ancient Greek θάλαμος (thálamos, “an inner chamber, a bedroom, a bed”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
thalamus
Today it means: Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex. Full definition →
Latin thalamus ← Ancient Greek θᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos)