diencephalon

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
diencephalon /ˌdʌɪɛnˈsɛf(ə)lɒn, -ˈkɛf-/

▶noun Anatomy the caudal (posterior) part of the forebrain, containing the epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus, and ventral thalamus and the third ventricle. Compare with telencephalon.

– derivatives
diencephalic adjective.

– origin C19: from di-3 + encephalon.

'diencephalon' also found in these Oxford entries:

telencephalon

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