"'tweenbrain" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: 'tweenbrains [plural]
Etymology: 'tween + brain Etymology templates: {{compound|en|'tween|brain}} 'tween + brain Head templates: {{en-noun}} 'tweenbrain (plural 'tweenbrains)
  1. (neuroanatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum. Wikipedia link: diencephalon Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Synonyms: diencephalon, betweenbrain, tweenbrain Holonyms: forebrain Meronyms: thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, prethalamus, subthalamus, pretectum
    Sense id: en-'tweenbrain-en-noun-oH6HX9mG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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