Anatomy
diencephalon
di·en·ceph·a·lon [ dahy-en-sef-uh-lon ]
Subclass of:
Prosencephalon
Etymology:
Greek dia (di-) = through + enkephalon = brain (from en = in + kephale = head)
Definitions related to diencephalon:
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Caudal part of the prosencephalon composed of the epithalamus, thalamus, and hypothalamus.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Organ component of neuraxis that has as its parts the epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus, subthalamus. There is only one diencephalon.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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The paired caudal parts of the PROSENCEPHALON from which the THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; EPITHALAMUS; and SUBTHALAMUS are derived.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The portion of the forebrain that is located between the telencephalon and the brainstem; it is composed of the thalamus, hypothalamus, subthalamus, and epithalamus, which functions to help regulate many activities of the autonomic nervous system.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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