diencephalon
nounUK /ˌdaɪ̯.ənˈsɛfəlɒn/ · US /ˌdaɪ̯.ənˈsɛfəlɑn/
Etymology From New Latin diencephalon, from di-, prevocalic form of dia- + encephalon.
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Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroanatomy, Neurology, Neuroscience, Sciences 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
- interbrain, 'tweenbrain, twixtbrain, diencephalon
- Meronyms
- thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, prethalamus, subthalamus, pretectum