Hypothalamic

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus. not-comparable

    "Thus, in brain studies that purport to find the origins of sexual orientation, gay men are said to have hypothalamic nuclei that are smaller than a straight man’s and closer in size to a woman’s, and thus they are attracted to men."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the hypothalamus wordnet

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"Thus, in brain studies that purport to find the origins of sexual orientation, gay men are said to have hypothalamic nuclei that are smaller than a straight man’s and closer in size to a woman’s, and thus they are attracted to men."

Related phrases

hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenalhypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axishypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical

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