Tuberomammillary
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling tubers and/or nipples not-comparable
"It has been hypothesized that the cholinergic BF, histaminergic tuberomammillary nucleus, and noradrenergic locus ceruleus neurons are key links in the circuit regulating arousal [28 ]."
Example
More examples"It has been hypothesized that the cholinergic BF, histaminergic tuberomammillary nucleus, and noradrenergic locus ceruleus neurons are key links in the circuit regulating arousal [28 ]."
Etymology
From tubero- + mammillary.
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