1. Epithalamus â (âepiâ means upon) the most dorsal part of the. diencephalon; it forms a caplike covering over the thalamus. a. The smallest and oldest part of the diencephalon. b. Composed of: pineal body, habenular nuclei and the caudal. commissure.
The plural of life is lives (pronounced differently from the verb, which is lihvz). Specifically, the words life and lives are nouns. The pronunciation is (lyf) in the s â¦ ingular and (lyvz) in the plural.
O.N. lif life, body, Du. lijf body, O.H.G. lib life, Ger. Leib body), properly continuance, perseverance, from PIE *lip- to remain, persevere, continue, live (see leave). Much of the modern range of meaning was present in O.E. Extended 1703 to term of duration (of inanimate objects).. Life cycle is attested from 1873.