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Word: Diencephalon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from di- ‘across’ + Greek enkephalos ‘brain’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdʌɪɛnˈsɛf(ə)lɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the caudal (posterior) part of the forebrain, containing the epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus, and ventral thalamus and the third ventricle.
Short Definition:caudal posterior part of forebrain
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