The meaning of Appestat
Appestat – definition
nounThe region of the hypothalamus of the brain which is believed to control a person's appetite for food.
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The entire regulatory apparatus is sometimes called the ‘appestat’ on the analogy of a thermostat, …
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Word origin
1950s: from appetite, probably on the pattern of thermostat .
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