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(hye-po-THAL-uh-mus)
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| The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst. |
Previous Definitions: | hypoglycemia, hypopharyngeal cancer, hypopharynx, hypospadias, hypotension | Next Definitions: | hypothesis, hypothyroidism, hypoxemia, hypoxia, hypoxic |
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