Diencephalon

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounThe 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

'tweenbrain interbrain thalmencephalon hypothalamus forebrain endbrain telencephalon prosencephalon telecephalon neothalamus hindbrain tencephalon

Rhymes With

neencephalon

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