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prosencephalon
[ pros-en-sef-uh-lon, -luhn ]
noun
, Anatomy.
, plural pros·en·ceph·a·las, pros·en·ceph·a·la [pros-en-, sef, -, uh, -l, uh].
- the forebrain.
prosencephalon
/ ˌprɒsɛnˈsɛfəlɒn; ˌprɒsɛnsɪˈfælɪk /
noun
- the part of the brain that develops from the anterior portion of the neural tube Nontechnical nameforebrain Compare mesencephalon rhombencephalon
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Derived Forms
- prosencephalic, adjective
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Other Words From
- pros·en·ce·phal·ic [pros-en-s, uh, -, fal, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prosencephalon1
1840–50; < New Latin < Greek prós ( ō ) forward (akin to pró pro- 2 ) + enképhalon encephalon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prosencephalon1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek prosō forward + enkephalos brain
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Example Sentences
The first is known as the cephalic, and is caused by the prosencephalon bending sharply downward, below and in front of the mesencephalon.
From Project Gutenberg
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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