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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].
  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 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.

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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