DIENCEPHALON


Meaning of DIENCEPHALON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-ən-ˈse-fə-ˌlän, ˌdī-(ˌ)en-, -lən ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from dia- + encephalon

Date: circa 1883

: the posterior subdivision of the forebrain

• di·en·ce·phal·ic -sə-ˈfa-lik adjective

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