epithalamus /epi·thal·a·mus/ (-thal´ah-mus) the part of the diencephalon just superior and posterior to the thalamus, comprising the pineal body and adjacent structures; considered by some to include the stria medullaris.
epithalamus
ep·i·thal·a·mus ( p  -th l -ms)n. A dorsal segment of the diencephalon containing the habenula and the pineal body. |
epithalamus
[ep′ithal′əməs]
Etymology: Gk, epi + thalamos, chamber
the uppermost portion of the diencephalon. It includes the trigonum habenulae, the pineal body, the posterior commissure, and the medullary layers of thalamus. Compare hypothalamus, metathalamus, subthalamus, thalamus. epithalamic, adj.
epithalamus
the part of the diencephalon just superior and posterior to the thalamus, comprising the pineal body and adjacent structures; considered by some to include the stria medullaris.
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