mammillothalamic tract

noun
mam·​mil·​lo·​tha·​lam·​ic tract
variants: or mamillothalamic tract \ mə-​ˌmil-​ō-​thə-​ˈlam-​ik-​ How to pronounce mamillothalamic tract (audio) \

Medical Definition of mammillothalamic tract

: a bundle of nerve fibers that runs from the mammillary body to the anterior nucleus of the thalamus

called also mammillothalamic fasciculus