Body Location or Region
subthalamic
sub·tha·lam·ic
Subclass of:
Diencephalon
Definitions related to subthalamic:
  • (subthalamus) A transition zone in the anterior part of the diencephalon interposed between the thalamus, hypothalamus, and tegmentum of the mesencephalon. Components of the subthalamus include the SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS, zona incerta, nucleus of field H, and the nucleus of ansa lenticularis. The latter contains the ENTOPEDUNCULAR NUCLEUS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (subthalamus) Transition zone in the anterior part of the diencephalon interposed between the thalamus, hypothalamus, and tegmentum of the mesencephalon.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (ventral thalamus) The part of the diencephalon that is located between the dorsal thalamus and the tegmentum of the midbrain, including the subthalamic nucleus, the medially adjacent prerubral area, and, posteriorly, the zona incerta.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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