prosencephalon

pros·en·ceph·a·lon  (prsn-sf-ln)

n.

The forebrain.

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prosen·ce·phalic (-s-flk) adj.

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prosencephalon [ˌprɒsɛnˈsɛfəlɒn]

n pl -la [-lə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the part of the brain that develops from the anterior portion of the neural tube Compare mesencephalon, rhombencephalon Nontechnical name forebrain

[from New Latin, from Greek prosō forward + enkephalos brain]

prosencephalic  [ˌprɒsɛnsɪˈfælɪk] adj

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prosencephalon

the forebrain. — prosencephalies, adj.

See also: Brain

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prosencephalon - the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube forebrain neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system cerebral peduncle, peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain brain, encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord corpus callosum - a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres telencephalon - the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon - the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon