What does hypothalamic mean?
Hypothalamic means (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus..
Looking up this word…
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus..
Thus, in brain studies that purport to find the origins of sexual orientation, gay men are said to have hypothalamic nuclei that are smaller than a straight mans and closer in size to a womans, and thus they are attracted to men.
Use hypothalamic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hypothalamic means (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Thus, in brain studies that purport to find the origins of sexual orientation, gay men are said to have hypothalamic nuclei that are smaller than a straight mans and closer in size to a womans, and thus they are attracted to men.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.