forebrain
noun
- the front part of the three primary divisions of the brain of a vertebrate embryo
- the part of the fully developed brain evolved from this, consisting of the diencephalon and the telencephalon
See forebrain in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fôrˈbrānˌ, fōrˈ-)
noun- The most anterior of the three primary regions of the embryonic brain from which the telencephalon and diencephalon develop.
- The segment of the adult brain that develops from the embryonic forebrain and includes the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
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