"telencephalon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtɛlənˈsɛfələn/, /ˌtɛlənˈsɛfəlɒn/ Forms: telencephalons [plural], telencephala [plural]
Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end”) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”); compare cephalic. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|grc|τέλος||end}} Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end”), {{m|grc|ἐγκέφαλος||brain}} ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|telencephala}} telencephalon (plural telencephalons or telencephala)
  1. (neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain. Wikipedia link: telencephalon Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Synonyms: cerebrum, endbrain, telencephalon Holonyms: forebrain, brain Meronyms: cerebral hemisphere, cerebral cortex, frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe Translations (the anterior part of the forebrain): telencèfal [masculine] (Catalan), 端腦 (Chinese Mandarin), 端脑 (duānnǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 終腦 (Chinese Mandarin), 终脑 (zhōngnǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), telencefalo (Esperanto), pääteaivot [plural] (Finnish), télencéphale [masculine] (French), Großhirn [neuter] (German), τελικός εγκέφαλος (telikós egkéfalos) [masculine] (Greek), અંત્યમસ્તિષ્ક (antyamastiṣk) (Gujarati), otak depan (Indonesian), kresomózgowie [neuter] (Polish), telencéfalo [masculine] (Spanish)

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