ARCHENCEPHALON


Meaning of ARCHENCEPHALON in English

/ahr'ken sef"euh lon'/ , n. Embryol.

the primitive forebrain region of the embryo, anterior to the notochord, that gives rise to the midbrain and forebrain.

[ ARCH- 2 + ENCEPHALON ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .