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diencephalon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌdaɪ̯.ənˈsɛfəlɑn/ (US)
  • /ˌdaɪənˈsɛfəlɒn/
  • /ˌdaɪ̯.ənˈsɛfəlɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From New Latin diencephalon, from di-, prevocalic form of dia- + encephalon.

Meanings

  1. 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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
diencephalons Number=Plur lexicographic
diencephala Number=Plur lexicographic

Holonyms

brain · forebrain

Meronyms

subthalamus · prethalamus · hypothalamus · pretectum · epithalamus · thalamus

Synonyms

diencephalon · twixtbrain · 'tweenbrain · interbrain

Translations (31)

tr ara beyin (region of the human brain) · az ara beyin (region of the human brain) · es diencéfalo (region of the human brain) · de Diencephalon (region of the human brain) · kk аралық ми (region of the human brain) · kmr navberedemax (region of the human brain) · scn dincèfalu (region of the human brain) · it diencefalo (region of the human brain) · el διεγκέφαλος (region of the human brain) · sv diencefalon (region of the human brain) · lv starpsmadzenes (region of the human brain) · ca diencèfal (region of the human brain) · et vaheaju (region of the human brain) · pt diencéfalo (region of the human brain) · fr diencéphale (region of the human brain) · fi väliaivot (region of the human brain) · da mellemhjernen (region of the human brain) · hu köztiagy (region of the human brain) · lt tarpinės smegenys (region of the human brain) · ru промежу́точный мозг (region of the human brain) · ja 間脳 (region of the human brain) · de Dienzephalon (region of the human brain) · fa مغز میانجی (region of the human brain) · nl tussenhersen (region of the human brain) · kmr demaxê navber (region of the human brain) · vi não trung gian (region of the human brain) · pl międzymózgowie (region of the human brain) · de Zwischenhirn (region of the human brain) · sv mellanhjärna (region of the human brain) · cs mezimozek (region of the human brain) · vi não giữa (region of the human brain)