third ventricle

a cavity of the brain, filled with cerebrospinal fluid, that forms a cleft between the two lobes of the thalamus beneath the cerebral hemispheres. It communicates with the lateral ventricles and caudally with the fourth ventricle through the cerebral aqueduct.

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January 19th 2025

confidence limit

either of the values at the upper and lower ends of a confidence interval, which provide an estimated range for the value of a population parameter. Also called confidence bound.