thalamus

English Thesaurus

1. large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon (noun.body)

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

part holonym	:	geniculate body,
definition	:	one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex (noun.body)

part holonym	:	subthalamus,
definition	:	the ventral part of the thalamus (noun.body)

part meronym	:	betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon,
definition	:	the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon (noun.body)