Forebrain

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forebrain \Fore"brain`\, n. (Anat.)
     The anterior of the three principal divisions of the brain,
     including the prosencephalon and thalamencephalon. Sometimes
     restricted to the prosencephalon only. See {Brain}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forebrain
       n : the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain
           that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
           [syn: {prosencephalon}]