mammillothalamic
/ˌmamɪləʊθəˈlamɪk/(also mamillothalamic) Anatomy and Zoology
adjective
Of or relating to the mammillary bodies and the thalamus; especially in mammillothalamic tract noun a large bundle of fibres on each side of the brain, connecting the mammillary body to the anterior nucleus of the thalamus.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of Comparative Neurology. From scientific Latin mamillo-thalamicus from classical Latin mamilla + -o- + scientific Latin thalamicus.