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Encephalos :: Encephalos (n.) The encephalon.

Thalamocoele :: Thalamocoele (n.) The cavity or ventricle of the thalamencephalon; the third ventricle.

Diencephalon :: Diencephalon (n.) The interbrain or thalamencephalon; -- sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon.

Hindbrain :: Hindbrain (n.) The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the epencephalon only..

Metencephalon :: Metencephalon (n.) The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten..

Mesocoelia :: Mesocoelia (n.) The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter.

Prosocoele :: Prosocoele (n.) The entire cavity of the prosencephalon.

Midbrain :: Midbrain (n.) The middle segment of the brain; the mesencephalon. See Brain.

Epencephalon :: Epencephalon (n.) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to epen..

Encephalic :: Encephalic (a.) Pertaining to the encephalon or brain.

Prosencephalon :: Prosencephalon (n.) The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum and olfactory lobes; the forebrain..

Encephalon :: Encephalon (n.) The contents of the cranium; the brain.

Epencephalic :: Epencephalic (a.) Pertaining to the epencephalon.

Thalamencephalon :: Thalamencephalon (n.) The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the diencephalon; the interbrain..

En- :: En- () A prefix from Gr. / in, meaning in; as, encephalon, entomology. See In-..

Procoele :: Procoele (n.) A lateral cavity of the prosencephalon; a lateral ventricle of the brain.

Neuron :: Neuron (n.) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon.

Interbrain :: Interbrain (n.) See Thalamencephalon.

Procerebrum :: Procerebrum (n.) The prosencephalon.

Myelencephalon :: Myelencephalon (n.) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal.

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