The anterior portion of the brain

• The part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube [syn: forebrain ] [also: prosencephala (pl)]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context neuroanatomy English) forebrain.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prosencephalon \Pros`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? toward, near to + E. encephalon.] [Sometimes abbreviated to proen.] (Anat.) The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum and olfactory lobes; the forebrain. The cerebrum. --Huxley.