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thalamencephalon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tha-la-men-cephalon
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body.

Archaic

Etymology

From thalamo- + encephalon.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

thalamencephala (plural)

Synonyms

diencephalon interbrain thalamus

Questions

What does thalamencephalon mean?
The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body.
Where does thalamencephalon come from?
From thalamo- + encephalon.

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