diencephalon
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| the part of the brain that includes the basal ganglia, thalamus, hypothalamus, and associated areas | |
| diencephalic | |
| —adj | |
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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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Example sentences
He wares his hair so short you can tickle his diencephalon.
The diencephalon is located in the core of the brain.
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