'Diencephalon' definitions:
Definition of 'diencephalon'
(from WordNet)
noun
The posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon [syn: diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon]
Definition of 'Diencephalon'
From: GCIDE
- Diencephalon \Di`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See Dia-, and Encephalon.] (Anat.) The interbrain or thalamencephalon; -- sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon. [1913 Webster]