diencephalon
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Diencephalon of an embryonic brain
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Etymology
From New Latin diencephalon, from di-, prevocalic form of dia- + encephalon.
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Noun
diencephalon (plural diencephalons or diencephala)
- (neuroanatomy, anatomy) 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.
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region of the human brain
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See also
diencephalon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- “diencephalon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “diencephalon”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “diencephalon”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.