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forebrain

[fawr-breyn, fohr-]
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noun Anatomy.
  1. Also called prosencephalon. the anterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate, or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue including the diencephalon and telencephalon.
  2. the telencephalon.
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Origin of forebrain

First recorded in 1875–80; fore- + brain
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  • Autopsies on imbeciles show an infantile development of the forebrain.

    Essays In Pastoral Medicine

    Austin Malley

  • The molecules mingle with the molecules of serum: In seconds they are washed against the cell-walls of the forebrain.

    The Syndic

    C.M. Kornbluth

  • He jerked his mind away suddenly from the thoughts which had crowded into his forebrain.

    Cum Grano Salis

    Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for forebrain

forebrain

noun
  1. the nontechnical name for prosencephalon
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forebrain

(fôr′brān′)
n.
  1. The prosencephalon.
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forebrain

[fôr′brān′]
  1. The forwardmost part of the vertebrate brain. In humans, it consists of the thalamus, the hypothalamus, and the cerebrum. Compare hindbrain midbrain.
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