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Definition: PULVINAR |
PULVINARNoun1. A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain. |
Etymology: Pulvinar \Pul*vi"nar\, noun. [Latin expression, cushion.]. (Websters 1913) |
"PULVINAR" is a common misspelling or typo for: culinary, pluvial, purloiner. |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Large mass of nuclei forming the most caudal portion of the thalamus and overhanging the geniculate bodies and the dorsolateral surface of the midbrain. It is divided into four parts: the lateral, medial, inferior, and oral pulvinar nuclei. (references) |
Medicine | The medical angular prominence of the posterior portion of the thalamus. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: PULVINAR |
| Specialty definitions using "PULVINAR": Lateral Thalamic Nuclei ♦ Posterior Thalamic Nuclei ♦ Saliens. (references) |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pulvinar | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "PULVINAR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | pulvinar. (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | pulvinar. (various references) | ||||||||||
French | pulvinar, noyau postérieur du thalamus. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Pulvinar. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | pulvinare. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ulvinarpay pulvinar. (various references) | ||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "PULVINAR" (pronounced 'Pul*vi"nar'): Complanar, Novilunar, Scapholunar, Semicolumnar, Subcolumnar, ulnar, Zonar. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-l-n-p-r-u-v" | |
-1 letter: pluvian. | |
-2 letters: paulin, purlin, urinal. | |
-3 letters: anvil, invar, lapin, lunar, lupin, nival, pavin, pilar, pilau, plain, purin, ravin, rival, ulnar, ulpan, unrip, urial, vinal, viral. | |
-4 letters: airn, anil, aril, lain, lair, lari, liar, lipa, lira, luna, nail, nipa, nurl, pail, pain, pair, pial, pian, pina, pirn, plan, prau, pula, puli, puna, puri, purl, rail. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-l-n-p-r-u-v" | |
+4 letters: interpluvial. | |
+5 letters: pulverization. | |
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