forebrain
fore·brain
(fôr′brān′)n.
1. The most anterior of the three primary regions of the embryonic brain from which the telencephalon and diencephalon develop.
2. The segment of the adult brain that develops from the embryonic forebrain and includes the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
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forebrain
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fore•brain
(ˈfɔrˌbreɪn, ˈfoʊr-)n.
1. Also called prosencephalon. the anterior of the three embryonic divisions of the vertebrate brain, or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue including the diencephalon and telencephalon.
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fore·brain
(fôr′brān′)The forwardmost part of the brain in vertebrate animals. In humans, it consists of the thalamus, the hypothalamus, and the cerebrum. Compare hindbrain, midbrain.
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forebrain
The front part of the brain comprising the diencephalon and telencephalon.
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