Found 2 items, similar to Prosencephalon.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: prosencephalon
prosencephalon
n : the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain
that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
[syn:
forebrain]
[also:
prosencephala (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Prosencephalon
Prosencephalon
\Pros`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? toward,
near to + E. encephalon.] [Sometimes abbreviated to proen.]
(Anat.)
(a) The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum
and olfactory lobes; the forebrain.
(b) The cerebrum. --Huxley.
[1913 Webster]