| thalamus |
A part of the brain consisting of two large ovoid structures at the base of the cerebrum. It acts as a vital relay station between the sensory nerves and the cerebral cortex. (BVD)
Ãâó: www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/report/volume16/gloss5.htm
|
|---|---|
| thalamus |
one of a pair of large organs that form most of the side walls of the third ventricle of the brain. The thalamus has two important functions: the transmission of neural impulses from various receptors to the cerebral cortex, where they are experienced as touch, pain, and temperature; and the regulation of incoming impulses during resting states.
Ãâó: www.channel4.com/science/microsites/B/bodystory/gl...
|
| thalidomide |
A drug to help morning sickness that was withdrawn in 1961 after it was found to cause limb deformities in babies born to women who had taken it
Ãâó: www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/history/medhist/pa...
|
| thalidomide |
tranquilizing drug that can have a teratogenic effect on the auditory system of the developing embryo when taken by the mother during pregnancy, resulting in congenital hearing loss
Ãâó: www.hearingcenteronline.com/diction_stu.shtml
|
| thalamotomy |
A surgical procedure in which cells in the thalamus are destroyed in an effort to eradicate debilitating tremors.
Ãâó: www.michaeljfox.org/parkinsons/glossary.php
|