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Synonyms
1. diencephalon
noun. the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon.
Synonyms
- third eye
- thalamus
- basal ganglion
- hypothalamus
- infundibulum
- forebrain
- thalmencephalon
- interbrain
- pituitary
- pituitary gland
- pineal eye
- betweenbrain
- optic nerve
- neural structure
- corpus mamillare
- mamillary body
- pituitary body
- second cranial nerve
- prosencephalon
- optic tract
- mammillary body
- hypophysis
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Sentences with diencephalon
1. Noun, singular or mass
This part of the brain is behind the diencephalon.