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diencephalon |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Diencephalon \Di`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See {Dia-}, and {Encephalon}.] (Anat.) The interbrain or thalamencephalon; -- sometimes abbreviated to dien. See {Thalamencephalon}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: diencephalon n : the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon [syn: {interbrain}, {betweeenbrain}, {thalmencephalon}]
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