Meanings
nounepithalamus (plural not attested)
- no pluralanatomyThe dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.
Translations
Catalan epitàlem
- epitàlemsegment of the diencephalon
Esperanto epitalamo
- epitalamosegment of the diencephalon
French épithalamus
- épithalamussegment of the diencephalon
Greek επιθάλαμος
- επιθάλαμος (epithálamos)segment of the diencephalon
Hungarian epitalamusz
- epitalamuszsegment of the diencephalon
Polish nadwzgórze
- nadwzgórzesegment of the diencephalon
Slovak epitalamus
- epitalamussegment of the diencephalon
Spanish epitálamo
- epitálamosegment of the diencephalon
Cite this entry
APA
epithalamus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epithalamus
MLA
“epithalamus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epithalamus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epithalamus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epithalamus.
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