Meanings
nounhypothalamus (plural hypothalami or hypothalamuses)
plural hypothalami · plural hypothalamuses
- anatomyA region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.
To avoid catastrophe, the brain has its trusty control centre, the hypothalamus, which tells the body to cool itself by sweating or to warm itself by shivering.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 217
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
- Englishhypo-
- Ancient Greekθᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos)
- Latinthalamus
- Englishthalamus
- Englishhypothalamus
Translations
Arabic تَحْت اَلْمِهَاد, وِطَاء
- تَحْت اَلْمِهَاد (taḥt al-mihād)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
- وِطَاء (wiṭāʔ)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
- هَايْبُوثَلَامُوس (hāybūṯalāmūs)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Basque hipotalamo
- hipotalamoa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Bengali হাইপোথ্যালামাস
- হাইপোথ্যালামাস (haipōtthalamaś)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Bulgarian хипоталамус
- хипоталамус (hipotalamus)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Catalan hipotàlem
- hipotàlema region of the brain, below the thalamus
Chinese Cantonese 下丘腦 /下丘脑
- 下丘腦 /下丘脑 (haa⁶ jau¹ nou⁵)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Chinese Mandarin 下丘腦 /下丘脑
- 下丘腦 /下丘脑 (xiàqiūnǎo)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Czech hypothalamus, podhrbolí
- hypothalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
- podhrbolía region of the brain, below the thalamus
Dutch hypothalamus
- hypothalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Esperanto hipotalamo
- hipotalamoa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Finnish hypotalamus
- hypotalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
French hypothalamus
- hypothalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
German Hypothalamus
- Hypothalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Greek υποθάλαμος
- υποθάλαμος (ypothálamos)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Hebrew הִיפּוֹתָלָמוּס
- הִיפּוֹתָלָמוּסa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Hindi अधश्चेतक
- अधश्चेतक (adhaścetak)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Hungarian hipotalamusz
- hipotalamusza region of the brain, below the thalamus
Icelandic undirstúka, heiladyngjubotn
- undirstúkaa region of the brain, below the thalamus
- heiladyngjubotna region of the brain, below the thalamus
Indonesian hipotalamus
- hipotalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Irish hipeatalamas
- hipeatalamasa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Italian ipotalamo
- ipotalamoa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Japanese 視床下部
- 視床下部 (shishōkabu)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Korean 시상하부
- 시상하부 (sisanghabu)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Latvian hipotalāms
- hipotalāmsa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Lithuanian pagumburis
- pagumburisa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Malay hipotalamus
- hipotalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Persian هیپوتالاموس
- هیپوتالاموس (hipotâlâmus)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Polish podwzgórze
- podwzgórzea region of the brain, below the thalamus
Portuguese hipotálamo
- hipotálamoa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Punjabi ਹਿਪੋਥੈਲੇਮਸ
- ਹਿਪੋਥੈਲੇਮਸ (hipothailemas)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Romanian hipotalamus
- hipotalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Russian гипотала́мус
- гипотала́мус (gipotalámus)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Slovak podlôžko, hypotalamus
- podlôžkoa region of the brain, below the thalamus
- hypotalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Spanish hipotálamo
- hipotálamoa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Swedish hypotalamus
- hypotalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Tamil ஐப்போத்தலாமசு
- ஐப்போத்தலாமசு (aippōttalāmacu)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Thai ไฮโปทาลามัส
- ไฮโปทาลามัส (hai bpoh taa laa mát)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Turkish hipotalamus
- hipotalamusa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Ukrainian гіпоталамус
- гіпоталамус (hipotalamus)a region of the brain, below the thalamus
Vietnamese vùng dưới đồi
- vùng dưới đồia region of the brain, below the thalamus
Welsh hypothalamws
- hypothalamwsa region of the brain, below the thalamus
Cite this entry
APA
hypothalamus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothalamus
MLA
“hypothalamus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothalamus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypothalamus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothalamus.
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