Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

    Zwischenhirn, Diencephalon, Dienzephalon

    промежу́точный мозгpromežútočnyj mozg

More definitions
  • the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon

Translations

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By meaning 1
region of the human brain:
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By meaning 1
region of the human brain:

Origin

From New Latin diencephalon, from di-, prevocalic form of dia- + encephalon.

From New Latin diencephalon, from di-, prevocalic form of dia- + encephalon.

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Forms

plural: diencephalons / diencephala
Singulardiencephalon
Pluraldiencephalons / diencephala

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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