下丘脑 xiàqiūnǎo hypothalamus Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 下 xià locative below low place; bottom; underneath; (bound form) used after a noun to indicate a scope, condition, or time丘脑 丘腦 qiūnǎo thalamus, cerebral ganglion The large mass of gray matter in the middle of the brain that acts as a relay station for sensory information; also called 视丘 shìqiū