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DIENCEPHALON
diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
(noun) the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diencephalon (plural diencephalons or diencephala)
(neuroanatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
Synonyms
• 'tweenbrain
Meronyms
• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• epithalamus
• prethalamus
• subthalamus
• pretectum
• See also diencephalon
Holonyms
• forebrain
Source: Wiktionary
Di`en*ceph"a*lon, n. Etym: [NL. See Dia-, and Encephalon.] (Anat.)
Definition: The interbrain or thalamencephalon; -- sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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