Definitions for "Epithalamus"
contains the pineal gland.
The postero-dorsal part of the diencephalon located above the thalamus at the point where the cerebral aqueduct joins the third ventricle. Consists of the habenular nuclei, pineal body, subcimmissural organ, posterior and habenular commissures.
Gr. 'above thalamus,' includes pineal gland ( Ch. 22).