Medical Definition of Mamillary tubercle of hypothalamus

1. A small, round, paired cell group that protrudes into the interpeduncular fossa from the inferior aspect of the hypothalamus. It receives hippocampal fibres through the fornix and projects fibres to the anterior thalamic nuclei and into the brainstem tegmentum. Synonym: corpus mamillare, mamillary tubercle of hypothalamus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mamillary Tubercle Of Hypothalamus

mamie
mamies
mamil-
mamilla
mamillae
mamillar
mamillare
mamillaria
mamillary
mamillary bodies
mamillary body
mamillary ducts
mamillary line
mamillary process
mamillary tubercle
mamillary tubercle of hypothalamus (current term)
mamillate
mamillated
mamillation
mamilliform
mamillotegmental fasciculus
mamillothalamic fasciculus
mamillothalamic tract
mamluk
mamluks
mamma
mamma's boy
mamma accessoria
mamma bear
mamma bears

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