telencephalon
[ tel-en-sef-uh-lon, -luh n ]
/ ˌtɛl ɛnˈsɛf əˌlɒn, -lən /
noun, plural tel·en·ceph·a·lons, tel·en·ceph·a·la [tel-en-sef-uh-luh] /ˌtɛl ɛnˈsɛf ə lə/. Anatomy.
the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
Origin of telencephalon
First recorded in 1900–05;
tel-2 +
encephalon
OTHER WORDS FROM telencephalon
tel·en·ce·phal·ic [tel-en-suh-fal-ik] /ˌtɛl ɛn səˈfæl ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby telencephalon
telemessage,
telemeter,
telemetry,
telemotor,
telencephalic flexure,
telencephalon,
telenovela,
teleo-,
teleobjective lens,
teleological,
teleological argument
Example sentences from the Web for telencephalon
The roof of the telencephalon is mainly epithelial, and contains no traces of cortical structure.
British Dictionary definitions for telencephalon
telencephalon
/ (ˌtɛlɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn) /
noun
the cerebrum together with related parts of the hypothalamus and the third ventricle
Derived forms of telencephalon
telencephalic (ˌtɛlɛnsɪˈfælɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for telencephalon
telencephalon
[ tĕl′ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏn′, -lən ]
n.
The anterior portion of the prosencephalon, constituting the cerebral hemispheres and composing with the diencephalon the prosencephalon.
endbrain