[dahy-en-sef-uh-lon] 
[-luh] . Anatomy. | the posterior section of the forebrain. |
[dahy-en-suh-fal-ik] , adjective | di·en·ceph·a·lon (dī'ěn-sěf'ə-lŏn', -lən) n. The posterior part of the forebrain that connects the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres, encloses the third ventricle, and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. Also called betweenbrain, interbrain, thalamencephalon. [di(a)- + encephalon.] di·en·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk) adj. |
diencephalon di·en·ceph·a·lon (dī'ěn-sěf'ə-lŏn', -lən)
n.
The posterior part of the prosencephalon, composed of the epithalamus, the dorsal thalamus, the subthalamus, and the hypothalamus. Also called betweenbrain, interbrain.
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