Crossword-Solution: DIENCEPHALON
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Diencephalon | n. | The interbrain or thalamencephalon; -- sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon. |
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| HYPOTHALAMUS, site of the | 1 answer |
| the back of the forebrain, connecting the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres | 1 answer |
| BRAIN, part of the | 23 answers |
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See Thalamus, and Encephalon.] (Anat.) Defn: The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the diencephalon; the interbrain.
The anterior vesicle, however, is now again subdivided, and that part from which the cerebral hemispheres bud out, and the hemispheres themselves, is called the telencephalon, while the posterior part of the original prosencephalon is known as the thalamencephalon, or more rarely the diencephalon.
PROSENCEPHALON.--The prosencephalon or primitive forebrain includes the =diencephalon= or ’tween-brain and the =telencephalon= or cerebral hemispheres.
The name =cerebrum= is also applied to this portion of the brain; frequently, however, the name cerebrum is used as signifying the entire mass of the brain craniad of the rhombencephalon,--therefore including mesencephalon, diencephalon, and telencephalon.
The roof of the diencephalon also is very thin and is frequently broken during the exposure of the brain.