mammillary body

noun

variants: or mamillary body

Definition of mammillary body

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: either of two small, rounded bodies that project from the posterior hypothalamus, receive input from the hippocampus via the fornix and relay impulses to the anterior nuclei of the thalamus, and are thought to play a role in memory

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mammillary body

noun

variants: or mamillary body

Medical Definition of mammillary body

: either of two small rounded bodies that project from the posterior hypothalamus, receive input from the hippocampus via the fornix and relay impulses to the anterior nuclei of the thalamus, and are thought to play a role in memory

— called also corpus albicans