Definitions for: Prosencephalon


[n] the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube



Webster (1913) Definition: Pros`en*ceph"a*lon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? toward,
near to + E. encephalon.] [Sometimes abbreviated to proen.]
(Anat.)
(a) The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum
and olfactory lobes; the forebrain.
(b) The cerebrum. --Huxley.

Synonyms: forebrain

See Also: betweenbrain, brain, corpus callosum, diencephalon, encephalon, interbrain, neural structure, peduncle, telencephalon, thalmencephalon

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