(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:45:42

Thal`a*men*ceph"a*lon (?), n. [NL. See Thalamus, and Encephalon.] Anat.

The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the diencephalon; the interbrain.

 

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