subthalamus

English Thesaurus

1. the ventral part of the thalamus (noun.body)

hypernym	:	neural structure,
definition	:	a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body)

part holonym	:	subthalamic nucleus,
definition	:	an oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body (noun.body)

part meronym	:	thalamus,
definition	:	large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon (noun.body)