THERMOTAXIC CENTERS
\θˌɜːmətˈaksɪk sˈɛntəz], \θˌɜːmətˈaksɪk sˈɛntəz], \θ_ˌɜː_m_ə_t_ˈa_k_s_ɪ_k s_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_z]\
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Supposed cerebral centers for maintaining the balance between the production and the dissipation of heat. Of the four basal thermotaxic centers, one is situated in the caudate nucleus, one in the gray matter beneath it, one in the gray matter about the most anterior part of the third ventricle, (see thermopolypneic center), and one at the anterior inner end of the optic thalamus.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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