Diencephalon: , pl. diencephala [TA] The caudal part of the prosencephalon composed of the dorsal thalamus (or thalamus) epithalamus, subthalamus, and hypothalamus. the geniculate bodies, sometimes referred to as the metathalamus, are actualy part of the thalamus. [G. dia, through, + enkephalos, brain]
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Diencephalon: the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Diencephalon: caudal part of the prosencephalon composed of the epithalamus, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
Source: CRISP
Diencephalon: The paired caudal parts of the prosencephalon from which the THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; EPITHALAMUS; and SUBTHALAMUS are derived.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)
Diencephalon: The paired caudal parts of the prosencephalon from which the THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; EPITHALAMUS; and SUBTHALAMUS are derived.
Source: MeSH 2007
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - CRISP
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - CRISP
Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Diencephalon into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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