noun
appetite center (of the brain)
Physiology term referring to the brain region that regulates hunger and eating behavior.
食欲中枢は視床下部にあるとされている。
The appetite center is thought to be located in the hypothalamus.
Compound of 食欲 (appetite) and 中枢 (center, hub). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern medical coinage.