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CORPUS MAMILLARE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

Either of two small rounded eminences of gray matter located in the diencephalon, in the posterior portion of the hypothalamus.

OBS

The fornix originates in the hippocampus, descending through the hypothalamus, in the posterior section, the fornix joins the mammillary body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Formation hémisphérique paire de l'hypothalamus, éminence arrondie de matière grise logée dans la fosse interpédonculaire.

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : tubercule mamillaire. Les termes corps mamillaire ou tubercule mamillaire sont généralement utilisés au pluriel.

Spanish

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