habenulæ

A form of habenula — A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of habenula

    The ganglion of the habenulæ located in the trigonum habenulæ just in front of the superior colliculus contains a mesial nucleus with small cells and a lateral nucleus with larger cells.

    1918, Henry Gray, Warren H. Lewis, Anatomy of the Human Body, Lea & Febiger, twentieth edition, page #868
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