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Hypo means under, lesser, for the hypothalamus is a lower or downstairs inner chamber (a kitchen? a pantry? a scullery?), controlling pleasure, pain, hunger, thirst, blood pressure, body temperature, the sex-drive and the hormones governing the phlegm secretions of the front pituatary gland, not to be confused with the pineal gland, called epiphysus cerebri meaning a growth upon the cerebrum (cont. in comments)