diencephalon

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

IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪənˈsɛfəlɒn/

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪ̯.ənˈsɛfəlɒn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪ̯.ənˈsɛfəlɑn/

diencephalon (plural diencephalons or diencephala)

1. (neuroanatomy, anatomy) 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.

• interbrain
• 'tweenbrain

• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• epithalamus
• prethalamus
• subthalamus
• pretectum
• See also Thesaurus:diencephalon

• forebrain

• diencephalon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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• “diencephalon”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “diencephalon”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.