thalamencephalonn.
/ˌθaləmɛnˈsɛfəlɒn/ Anatomy.
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 n.
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1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 767/1 The optic nerves are attached, as usual, to the floor of the thalamencephalon.
1875 T. H. Huxley & H. N. Martin Course Elem. Biol. (1883) 185 The fore-brain, which..comprises three divisions; the thalamencephalon, the cerebral hemispheres, and the olfactory lobes.
1891 Cent. Dict. Thalamencephal.
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ˌthalamenceˈphalic adj. /ˌθæləmɛnsɪˈfælɪk/ Anatomy of or pertaining to the thalamencephalon.
/ˌθæləmɛnsɪˈfælɪk/ Anatomy of or pertaining to the thalamencephalon.This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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