Prosencephalon

2 definitions found

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

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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)]