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diencephala

diencephala is the plural of diencephalon.

Meaning of diencephalon

Noun

diencephalon (plural diencephalons or diencephala)

  1. The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.

Questions about diencephala

What is diencephala the plural of?
Diencephala is the plural of diencephalon.

Words near diencephala in the dictionary

  1. dienals
  2. dienamine
  3. dienamines
  4. Dienbien Phu
  5. Dienbienphu
  6. diencephala
  7. diencephalic
  8. diencephalic syndrome
  9. diencephalon
  10. diencephalons
  11. diencephalospinal

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