forebrain

[ fawr-breyn, fohr- ]

nounAnatomy.
  1. Also called prosencephalon. the anterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate, or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue including the diencephalon and telencephalon.

  2. the telencephalon.

Origin of forebrain

1
First recorded in 1875–80; fore- + brain

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British Dictionary definitions for forebrain

forebrain

/ (ˈfɔːˌbreɪn) /


noun
  1. the nontechnical name for prosencephalon

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Scientific definitions for forebrain

forebrain

[ fôrbrān′ ]


  1. The forwardmost part of the vertebrate brain. In humans, it consists of the thalamus, the hypothalamus, and the cerebrum. Compare hindbrain midbrain.

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