Thalamencephalon

noun

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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

Synonyms

diencephalon diencephalon interbrain interbrain thalamus

Etymology

From thalamo- + encephalon.

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pineal gland pituitary body

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