PROSENCEPHALON

forebrain, prosencephalon

(noun) the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

prosencephalon (plural prosencephalons or prosencephala)

(neuroanatomy) Forebrain.

Source: Wiktionary


Pros`en*ceph"a*lon, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. encephalon.] [Sometimes abbreviated to proen.] (Anat.) (a) The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum and olfactory lobes; the forebrain. (b) The cerebrum. Huxley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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