Diencephalon

n.

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(Anat.) The interbrain or thalamencephalon; - sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon.

Noun

1.

diencephalon - the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon Synonyms: betweenbrain, interbrain, thalmencephalon

basal ganglion, betweenbrain, corpus mamillare, forebrain, hypophysis, hypothalamus, infundibulum, interbrain, mamillary body, mammillary body, nervus opticus, neural structure, optic nerve, optic tract, pineal eye, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland, prosencephalon, second cranial nerve, thalamus, thalmencephalon, third eye