diencephalon

Etymology

From New Latin diencephalon, from Ancient Greek δια- (dia-, “through”) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”).

noun

  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.

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