What does "retinohypothalamic" mean?

Of or pertaining to the retina and the hypothalamus; used especially of the retinohypothalamic tract, a photic input pathway involved in the circadian rhythms of mammals.

Retinohypothalamic

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Adjective

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Of or pertaining to the retina and the hypothalamus; used especially of the retinohypothalamic tract, a photic input pathway involved in the circadian rhythms of mammals. not-comparable

Etymology

From retino- + hypothalamic.

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circadian rhythm

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