Word Type

Noun

The word "diencephalon" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Context

neuroanatomy

Part Of (Holonyms)

brain forebrain

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

neural structure

Type Of (IsA)

body part brain internal body part neural structure solid object

Parts (Meronyms)

epithalamus hypothalamus pretectum prethalamus subthalamus thalamus

Part Of

forebrain

Related Terms

brain epithalamus forebrain hypothalamus pretectum prethalamus subthalamus thalamus

Synonym Network

tweenbrain

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