Diencephalon Definition

dīĕn-sĕfə-lŏn, -lən
noun
The posterior end of the forebrain, including the thalami and hypothalamus.
Webster's New World

(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.

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Singular:
diencephalon
Plural:
diencephala, diencephalons

Origin of Diencephalon

  • From New Latin, from Ancient Greek διά (dia, “through”) + ἐγκέφαλος (enkephalos, “brain”).

    From Wiktionary

  • di(a)– encephalon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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