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单词 appestat
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appestat

[ ap-uh-stat ]
/ ˈæp əˌstæt /

noun

a presumed region in the human brain, possibly the hypothalamus, that functions to adjust appetite.

Origin of appestat

appe(tite) + -stat

Words nearby appestat

Appenzell Inner Rhoden, apperceive, apperception, appersonation, appertain, appestat, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetitive, appetitive behavior
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British Dictionary definitions for appestat

appestat
/ (ˈæpɪstæt) /

noun

a neural control centre within the hypothalamus of the brain that regulates the sense of hunger and satiety

Word Origin for appestat

C20: from appe (tite) + -stat
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for appestat

appestat
[ ăpĭ-stăt′ ]

n.

The area in the brain that is believed to regulate appetite and food intake.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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