mamillary body
mamillary body · mamillary bodies
Either of a pair of structures on the undersurface of the brain that, as part of the…Either of a pair of structures on the undersurface of the brain that, as part of the diencephalon, form part of the limbic system
Meaning
1 sensesEither of a pair of structures on the undersurface of the brain that, as part of the diencephalon, form part of the limbic system
one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
Forms
plural: mamillary bodies| Singular | mamillary body |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix:mammillary bodycorpus mamillare