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Thalamencephalon
noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body. archaic
- 2 large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon wordnet
Etymology
From thalamo- + encephalon.
See also for "thalamencephalon"
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