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The part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
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prosencephalon
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n. (context neuroanatomy English) forebrain.
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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)]
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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.
Usage examples of prosencephalon.
All this may therefore be referred to as the prosencephalon {pros'en-sef'uh-lon.