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prosencephalon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pros-en-cephalon
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The forebrain.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pros- + encephalon. pros- is from Ancient Greek πρόσω (prósō).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

prosencephalons (plural) prosencephala (plural)

Derived Forms

prosencephalic

Frequently Paired Words

holoprosencephaly

Synonyms

forebrain

Questions

What does prosencephalon mean?
The forebrain.
Where does prosencephalon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce prosencephalon

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