Diencephalon

Origin

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek διά (dia, "through") + ἐγκέφαλος (enkephalos, "brain").

Full definition of diencephalon

Noun

1. (neuroanatomy) 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.

Meronyms

• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• epithalamus
• prethalamus
• subthalamus
• pretectum

Holonyms

• forebrain