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Noun: telencephalon  ,te-len'se-fu,lón
  1. The anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus

Derived forms: telencephalons

Type of: neural structure

Part of: forebrain, prosencephalon

Encyclopedia: Telencephalon