noun
the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
• Syn: ↑diencephalon, ↑betweenbrain, ↑thalmencephalon
• Hypernyms: ↑neural structure
• Part Holonyms: ↑forebrain, ↑prosencephalon
• Part Meronyms:
↑mamillary body, ↑mammillary body, ↑corpus mamillare, ↑infundibulum, ↑third eye, ↑pineal eye, ↑optic nerve, ↑nervus opticus, ↑second cranial nerve, ↑optic tract, ↑pituitary, ↑pituitary gland, ↑pituitary body, ↑hypophysis, ↑basal ganglion, ↑thalamus, ↑hypothalamus
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\\ˈintə(r)+ˌ-\ nounEtymology: inter- + brain
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/in"teuhr brayn'/, n.
the diencephalon.
[1885-90; INTER- + BRAIN]
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interbrain /inˈtər-brān/
noun
The diencephalon
Useful english dictionary. 2012.