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Hypothalamus

Definition: Hypothalamus

Hypothalamus

Noun

1. A basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definitions: Hypothalamus

DomainDefinitions

Health

Ventral part of the diencephalon extending from the region of the optic chiasm to the caudal border of the mammillary bodies and forming the inferior and lateral walls of the third ventricle. (references)

Medicine

The portion of the diencephalon of the forebrain located in the floor of the third ventricle, consisting mainly of the posterior lobe and infundibulum of the pituitary gland, the optic chiasm, the tuber cinerum and the paised mammillary bodies. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Hypothalamus

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In the anatomy of mammals, the hypothalamus is a gland located below the thalamus region of the brain, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon and functioning to regulate certain metabolic processes and other autonomic activities. The hypothalamus links the nervous system to the endocrine system by producing releasing hormones.

In particular, the hypothalamus is the area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst.

See also limbic system, HPA axis

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hypothalamus."

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Crosswords: Hypothalamus

English words defined with "hypothalamus": ADH, amygdala, amygdaloid nucleus, antidiuretic hormonebrain stem, brainstemcorpus amygdaloideum, cortico-hypothalamichypophyseal stalk, hypothalamic, hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamicallyPitressin, protirelinreleasing factor, releasing hormone, RF, Rhtelencephalon, thyrotropin-releasing factor, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRF, TRHvasopressin. (references)
Specialty definitions using "hypothalamus": Acupuncture Analgesia, Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus, Arcuate NucleusBrain Neoplasmscentral subdivision of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, craniopharyngiomaDorsomedial Hypothalamic Nucleus, Dwarfism, PituitaryGonadorelinHypothalamic Hormones, Hypothalamus, Anterior, Hypothalamus, Middle, Hypothalamus, PosteriorleptinMamillary Bodies, Medial Forebrain Bundle, Median Eminence, MSH Release-Inhibiting Hormone, MSH-Releasing HormoneNatriuretic Hormone, Neurophysins, NeurotensinParaventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus, Pituitary Hormone Release Inhibiting Hormones, Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones, Pituitary Hormones, Preoptic Area, Prolactin Release-Inhibiting Hormone, Prolactin-Releasing Hormone, Pro-OpiomelanocortinSeptal Nuclei, Somatostatin, Subthalamus, Suprachiasmatic NucleusTuber CinereumVentromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Hypothalamus

DomainTitle

Books

  • Behavioral studies of the hypothalamus (reference)

  • Endocrine Hypothalamus (reference)

  • Functional Anatomy of the Neuroendocrine Hypothalamus (Ciba Foundation Symposium, 168) (reference)

  • Hypothalamus and endocrine functions : [proceedings] (reference)

  • Hypothalamus of the Guinea Pig: A Cytoarchitectonic Atlas (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Hypothalamus

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

First, the hypothalamus sends "releasing hormones" to the pituitary gland. (references)

This hormone is made in the hypothalamus, a small gland located in the base of the brain. (references)

The hypothalamus makes antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which directs the kidneys to make less urine. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Hypothalamus

"Hypothalamus" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.15% of the time. "Hypothalamus" is used about 26 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)96.15%2569,787
Noun (proper)3.85%1339,140
                    Total100.00%26N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Hypothalamus

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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201

disorder hypothalamus

13

hypothalamus function

9

hypothalamus gland

8

hypothalamus picture

6

hypothalamus tumor

6

disease hypothalamus

4

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3

hypothalamus preoptic

3

hormone hypothalamus

2

gland hypothalamus pituitary

2

diagram hypothalamus

2

hypothalamus thalamus

2
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Modern Translations: Hypothalamus

Language Translations for "hypothalamus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

下丘脑 (hypothalamic). (various references)

   

Danish

  

hypotalamus. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

hypothalamus. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ventromediaalisen hypotalamuksen oireyhtymä (lesions of ventromedial hypothalamus). (various references)

   

French

  

hypothalamus. (various references)

   

German

  

Hypothalamus. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

υποθάλαμος. (various references)

   

Italian

  

subtalamo, ipotalamo. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ypothalamushay

   

Portuguese

  

hipotálamo. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

hipotálamo. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Hypothalamus

Misspellings

"Hypothalamus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: hypotalamus, hypothalami, hypothalmus, hypothamalus, hypothanamus. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Hypothalamus

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-h-h-l-m-o-p-s-t-u-y"

-3 letters: asphaltum, polymaths.

-4 letters: aphthous, outplays, polymath, thalamus.

-5 letters: amatols, asphalt, autopsy, hamauls, layouts, mahouts, malthas, outlays, outplay, payolas, payouts, phytols, shlumpy, spathal, spatula, tapalos, thymols, typhous.

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Alternative Orthography: Hypothalamus


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 79 70 6F 74 68 61 6C 61 6D 75 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 0079 0070 006F 0074 0068 0061 006C 0061 006D 0075 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Derivations
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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Deens, danisht, danishte, ‏لغة الدانمركية, ‏نوع كعك, ‏دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish;
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