The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
forebrain — [fôr′brān΄] n. 1. the front part of the three primary divisions of the brain of a vertebrate embryo 2. the part of the fully developed brain evolved from this, consisting of the diencephalon and the telencephalon … English World dictionary
forebrain bundle — see MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE … Medical dictionary
forebrain — noun Date: 1879 the anterior of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes especially the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus and that especially… … New Collegiate Dictionary
forebrain — anterior region of the developing brain including the telencephalon and diencephalon in larval fish that includes the olfactory lobes … Dictionary of ichthyology
forebrain — n. [A.S. for, fore; braegen, brain] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The protocerebrum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
forebrain — /fawr brayn , fohr /, n. Anat. 1. Also called prosencephalon. the anterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate, or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue including the diencephalon and… … Universalium
forebrain — noun The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus. Syn: prosencephalon … Wiktionary
forebrain — prosencephalon. * * * fore·brain .brān n the anterior of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes esp. the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus… … Medical dictionary
forebrain — n. frontal part of the brain (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
forebrain — noun Anatomy the anterior part of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus … English new terms dictionary
