Habenula

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habenula, diminutive of habena.

Related phrases

habenular nucleuslateral habenula

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