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archencephalon

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[ahr-ken-sef-uh-lon] / ˌɑr kɛnˈsɛf əˌlɒn /

noun

Embryology.

  1. the primitive forebrain region of the embryo, anterior to the notochord, that gives rise to the midbrain and forebrain.

Etymology

Origin of archencephalon

arch- 2 + encephalon

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