Definition of diencephala Diencephala
We found 2 definitions of diencephala from 1 different sources.
Advertising
What does diencephala mean?
Wiktionary 
- diencephala (Noun)
Plural of diencephalon.
WordNet
NounPlural: diencephalons |
||
| diencephalon - the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon | ||
| interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon | ||
| neural structure a structure that is part of the nervous system | ||
| forebrain, prosencephalon the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube | ||
| corpus mamillare, mamillary body, mammillary body one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix | ||
| infundibulum any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) | ||
| pineal eye, third eye a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles | ||
| nervus opticus, optic nerve, optic tract, second cranial nerve the cranial nerve that serves the retina | ||
| hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain | ||
| basal ganglion 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 | ||
| thalamus large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary
- diencephalon (Noun)
The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- diencephalon (n.)
The interbrain or thalamencephalon; -- sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon.
Part of speech
🔤- diencephalon, noun, singular of diencephalons.
