prosencephalon
nounThe forebrain.
nounThe fore-brain; the cerebral hemispheres, together with the callosum, striate bodies, and fornix. It may also include the rhinencephalon.
nounAll of the parts developed from the anterior of the three primary cerebral vesicles, including, in addition to those of , the thalamencephalon. Also called
The second cranial segment, counting from before backward, of the four of which the head has been theoretically assumed to be composed. See cuts under
The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum and olfactory lobes; the forebrain.
nounThe cerebrum.
nounthe anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
