diencephalon

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Noun

diencephalon (plural diencephalons)

1. (neuroanatomy) 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.

Synonyms

• 'tweenbrain

Translations

• German: Zwischenhirn, Diencephalon, Dienzephalon
• Portuguese: diencéfalo
• Russian: промежу́точный мозг
• Spanish: diencéfalo

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