diencephalon
1. [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,neuroscience) the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
Synonyms: betweeenbrain thalmencephalon betweenbrain interbrain
Related terms: neural_structure forebrain hypothalamus pituitary optic_nerve infundibulum thalamus third_eye basal_ganglion mamillary_body