telencephalon

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
telencephalon /ˌtɛlɛnˈsɛf(ə)lɒn, -ˈkɛf-, ˌtiːlɛnˈsɛf(ə)lɒn, -ˈkɛf-/

▶noun Anatomy the most highly developed and anterior part of the forebrain, consisting chiefly of the cerebral hemispheres. Compare with diencephalon.

– derivatives
telencephalic adjective.

– origin C19: from tele- + encephalon.

'telencephalon' also found in these Oxford entries:

diencephalon

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