Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0760 short lesson, about 20 seconds
thalam/o: Thalamus
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The idea
The combining form thalam slash o names the thalamus, the brain region relaying sensory information.
In practice
Hypothalamus names the region lying below the thalamus.
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The prefix hypo here names position, not a deficiency.
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