rhinencephalon

American  

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

noun

Anatomy.

• rhinencephalons,
  plural
• rhinencephala
  plural

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

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rhinencephalon British  

/ 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

Derived Forms

• rhinencephalic
  adjective
• rhinencephalous
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• rhinencephala
  plural
• rhinencephalons
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of rhinencephalon

First recorded in 1840–50; rhin- + encephalon

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Example Sentences

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rhinencephalon

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

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 H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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 Havelock Ellis

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 Havelock Ellis

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