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neo·thal·a·mus | \ nē-ō-ˈthal-ə-məs 
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\ plural neothalami\ -ˌmī \
\Medical Definition of neothalamus
: the phylogenetically more recent part of the thalamus including the lateral nuclei and the pulvinar together with the geniculate bodies
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