| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| diencephalon |
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| SYLLABICATION: | di·en·ceph·a·lon |
| PRONUNCIATION: | d  n-s f -l n , -l n |
| NOUN: | 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. | | ETYMOLOGY: | di(a) + encephalon. | | OTHER FORMS: | di·en·ce·phal ic (-s -f l k) ADJECTIVE
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