rhinencephalon

American  

[rahy-nen-sef-uh-lon, -luhn] / ˌraɪ nɛnˈsɛf əˌlɒn, -lən /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

rhinencephalons, rhinencephala

1. the part of the cerebrum containing the olfactory structures.

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rhinencephalon British  

/ ˌraɪnɛnsɪˈfælɪk, ˌraɪnɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn /

noun

1. anatomy the parts of the brain, in both cerebal hemispheres, that in the early stages of evolution were concerned with the sense of smell. It includes the olefactory bulb and tract and the regions of the limbic system

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Other Word Forms

• rhinencephalic adjective
• rhinencephalous adjective

Etymology

Origin of rhinencephalon

First recorded in 1840–50; rhin- + encephalon

Example Sentences

In 1939, neuroanatomists Heinrich Klüver and Paul Bucy removed the greater portions of both temporal lobes and the rhinencephalon from the brains of rhesus monkeys.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2011

It should be premised that Elliot Smith divides the brain into rhinencephalon and neopallium.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock

But all the parts of the rhinencephalon, which are so distinct in macrosmatic mammals, can also be recognized in the human brain.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock

The original fore-brain is often called the thalamencephalon, the hemisphere, the prosencephalon, the olfactory lobes, the rhinencephalon.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)