thalamus
tha·la·mus
noun
1.
large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
Origin
From Latin thalamus, from Ancient Greek θάλαμος (thálamos, “an inner chamber, a bedroom, a bed”).
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