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Webster 1913 Edition


Thalamencephalon

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Thalˊa-men-ceph′a-lon

,
Noun.
[NL. See
Thalamus
, and
Encephalon
.]
(Anat.)
The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the diencephalon; the interbrain.