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hypothalamic — adjective Date: 1899 of or relating to the hypothalamus < hypothalamic neurons > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hypothalamic hamartoma — (abbreviated as HH) is a congenital condition consisting of a mass of disorganized neuronal or glial tissue on or near the hypothalamus. HH is generally not detected on CT scans, and on MRI it is isointense to gray matter. The size of HHs varies… … Wikipedia
hypothalamic releasing factor — n any hormone that is secreted by the hypothalamus and stimulates the pituitary gland directly to secrete a hormone called also hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing factor … Medical dictionary
hypothalamic hypophysial portal system — hypothalamic pituitary system, hypothalamic pituitary portal system hypothalamo hypophysial portal s … Medical dictionary
hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral — hypothalamic nucleus, ventromedial n. ventromedialis hypothalami … Medical dictionary
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis — The hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA or HTPA axis), also known as the limbic hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (LHPA axis), is a complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among the hypothalamus (a hollow, funnel shaped… … Wikipedia
Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis — The hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis (also HPTA) is a way of referring to the combined effects of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and gonads as if these individual endocrine glands were a single entity. Because these glands often behave in… … Wikipedia
Hypothalamic hamartoma — A benign tumor of the hypothalamus, the area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst. (In technical terms, the hypothalamus lies beneath a structure known as the thalamus and forms the floor of the third ventricle of the… … Medical dictionary
hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis — the interrelationships between the hypothalamic pituitary axis and the gonads, including production of gonadotropins, their reception at sites in the testis or ovary, and negative feedback mechanisms by which high levels of circulating estrogens… … Medical dictionary
Hypothalamic sulcus — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = sulcus hypothalamicus GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 816 Caption = Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = Acronym = BrainInfoType = hier BrainInfoNumber = 432 MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = s … Wikipedia
Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis — The hypothalamic pituitary thyroid axis (HPT axis for short) is part of the endocrine system responsible for the regulation of metabolism. As its name suggests, it depends upon the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, and the thyroid gland.The… … Wikipedia
