Anatomy
tuber cinereum

tu·ber ci·ne·re·um
Subclass of:
Hypothalamus, Middle
Definitions related to tuber cinereum:
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A convex mass of grey matter located between the mammillary bodies and the optic chiasma on the inferior surface of the hypothalamus, and from which the infundibulum extends to the posterior lobe of the hypophysis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Layer of GRAY MATTER in the HYPOTHALAMUS that also forms part of the floor of the THIRD VENTRICLE and merges anteriorly into the infundibulum.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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