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