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prosencephalon

[ pros-en-sef-uh-lon, -luhn ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural prosencephalas, prosencephala
  1. the forebrain.


prosencephalon

/ ˌprɒsɛnˈsɛfəlɒn; ˌprɒsɛnsɪˈfælɪk /

noun

  1. the part of the brain that develops from the anterior portion of the neural tube Nontechnical nameforebrain Compare mesencephalon rhombencephalon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • prosencephalic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz···󲹱· [pros-en-s, uh, -, fal, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of prosencephalon1

1840–50; < New Latin < Greek ó ( ō ) forward (akin to ó pro- 2 ) + ԰é󲹱Dz encephalon
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of prosencephalon1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek Dzō forward + enkephalos brain
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The first is known as the cephalic, and is caused by the prosencephalon bending sharply downward, below and in front of the mesencephalon.

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The single cavity seen in Amphioxus is here subdivided into three: an anterior or prosencephalon, a middle or mesencephalon, and a hinder or rhombencephalon.

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