diencephalon
Meaning of diencephalon
noun
The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
Information about diencephalon
- It is a name.
- The plural form of diencephalon is: diencephalons.
- Languages in which diencephalon is used:
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Hyphenation of diencephalon
di-en-cephalon
- It consists of 3 syllables and 12 chars.
- diencephalon is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
diencephalon synonyms
Meaning interbrain:
interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
Words that rhyme with diencephalon
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