diencephalon |
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| 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 | |
