Rhinencephalon

Rhinencephalon
Rhinencephalon Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon (r[imac]`n[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[o^]n), n.; pl. {Rhinencephala} (r[imac]`n[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Anat.) The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise. [1913 Webster]

Note: The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together. [1913 Webster]


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