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‖ thalamencephalon Anat.|ˌθæləmɛnˈsɛfəlɒn|
[f. thalamo- + encephalon.]
That part of the brain which develops from the posterior part of the anterior cerebral vesicle, and includes the optic thalami, optic nerves, and parts about the third ventricle. Also called diencephalon, middle brain, etc. Also anglicized thalaˈmencephal.
1875Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 767/1 The optic nerves are attached, as usual, to the floor of the thalamencephalon. 1875Huxley & Martin Elem. Biol. (1883) 185 The fore-brain, which..comprises three divisions; the thalamencephalon, the cerebral hemispheres, and the olfactory lobes. 1891Cent. Dict., Thalamencephal.
Hence ˌthalamenceˈphalic |-sɪˈfælɪk|, a. Anat., of or pertaining to the thalamencephalon. |