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thalamo-|ˈθæləməʊ| before a vowel thalam-, combining form of Gr. θάλαµος thalamus, used as a formative in some anatomical words. thalamocœle |ˈθæləməʊˌsiːl| [Gr. κοιλία cavity, ventricle], the cavity of the thalamencephalon; the third ventricle of the brain. thalamoˈcortical a., applied to nerves running from the thalamus to the cerebral cortex. ˌthalamoˈcrural a., of or pertaining to the optic thalamus and to the crus cerebri (crus 2 b). thalamoˈstriate a., connecting or serving the thalamus and the corpus striatum. thalaˈmotomy Surg. [-tomy], an operation to destroy specific groups of cells in the thalamus, used for the relief of pain or for treatment of Parkinson's disease or mental disorders. See also thalamencephalon.
1899Syd. Soc. Lex., *Thalamocœle, cavity of thalamencephalon. The thalamic cœlia, or third ventricle.
1902D. J. Cunningham Text-bk. Anat. 504 Flechsig divides the *thalamo-cortical fibres of ordinary sensation into three sensory systems. 1954Gray's Anat. (ed. 31) 994 The wealth of thalamo-cortical and cortico-thalamic connexions indicate a very close functional relationship between the two. 1970Jrnl. Physiol. CCX. 15p The afferent thalamo-cortical pathways to the visual cortex of the cat and monkey have been studied.
1899Syd. Soc. Lex., *Thalamocrural.
1902D. J. Cunningham Text-bk. Anat. 540 Numerous fibres from the optic thalamus pass into the anterior limb of the internal capsule and enter both the caudate and the lenticular nuclei. These may be termed the *thalamo-striate fibres. 1968Passmore & Robson Compan. Med. Stud. I. xxiv. 73/1 The thalamostriate vein passes forwards between the caudate nucleus and thalamus draining both.
1948Time 21 June 76/2 Last week they announced first results of their new operation, called *thalamotomy. 1955Sci. News Let. 11 June 381/1 The studies were made on 30 patients who underwent a special brain operation called thalamotomy. In this operation the cutting is done on part of the thalamus, the structure in the brain that serves as the main relay center for feelings of heat, cold, pain and the like to the thinking part of the brain. 1973Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Dec. 666/1 The movements can be abolished only with thalamotomy. 1977J. N. Walton Brain's Diseases Nervous System (ed. 8) xi. 595 The operations of pallidectomy and ventrolateral thalamotomy. |