Term: hypothalamus ventro-medial region
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Name: hypothalamus
Synonyms:
Definition: Multi-tissue structure which is the largest portion of diencephalon and is ventrally located. The hypothalamus arises near the end of the segmentation period and the embryonic hypothalamic region gives rise to the neurohypophysis and other diencephalic nuclei.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000032]
Name: ventro-medial region
Synonyms: medioventral region, ventromedial region
Definition: The region corresponding to the ventral region of the entity, towards the midline.
Ontology: Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000112]