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Webster 1913 Edition


Thalamencephalon


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.

Definition 2024


thalamencephalon

thalamencephalon

English

Noun

thalamencephalon

  1. (archaic, anatomy) The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body.

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