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Diencephalon

//ˌdaɪənˈsɛfəlɒn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
  2. 2
    the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin diencephalon, from di-, prevocalic form of dia- + encephalon.

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