Prosencephalon

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:17:44

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.

 

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