hypothalamus

n hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus

intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus

the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus

a of or relating to the hypothalamus

n a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland n a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized n a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem