thalamus的词源

英文词源

thalamus (n.)

plural thalami, 1753, "the receptacle of a flower," Modern Latin, from Latin thalamus "inner chamber, sleeping room" (hence, figuratively, "marriage, wedlock"), from Greek thalamos "inner chamber, bedroom," related to thalame "den, lair," tholos "vault, vaulted building." Used in English since 1756 of a part of the forebrain where a nerve appears to originate.

中文词源

thalamus：花托，丘脑

来自拉丁语 thalamus,内室，卧室，来自希腊语 thalamos,内室，卧室，来自 thalos,拱顶，拱 形建筑，词源同 hypothalamus.后引申词义花托，人体大脑部位丘脑等，因形如屋子而得名。

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