diencephalon
English Thesaurus
1. the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | neural structure, |
| definition | : | a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | infundibulum, |
| definition | : | any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | pineal eye, third eye, |
| definition | : | a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | basal ganglion, |
| definition | : | any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | thalamus, |
| definition | : | large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | hypothalamus, |
| definition | : | a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | forebrain, prosencephalon, |
| definition | : | the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube (noun.body) |
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