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Noun: diencephalon  ,dI-en'se-fu,lón
  1. The posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
    - interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon

Derived forms: diencephalons

Type of: neural structure

Part of: forebrain, prosencephalon

Encyclopedia: Diencephalon

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