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(anatomy, dated) The thalamencephalon.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater.
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(developmental biology) The primitive forebrain area of an embryo.
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(anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
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(anatomy, obsolete) The anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain leading to the lateral ventricles.
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(neuroanatomy) Any of a group of nuclei in the brain interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem.
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Alternative form of 'tweenbrain [(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.]
n
(colloquial) cerebrospinal fluid
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(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum.
n
A precise location within the brain
n
Alternative spelling of brain stem [(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum.]
adj
Relating to the branchial arch and the viscera
adj
Relating to the brain; cerebral.
adj
Of an animal: exhibiting only the reflexes that are integrated within the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, and not those from the midbrain and cortex, as a result of decerebration.
adj
Relating to the centre of the encephalon
adj
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the brain; cerebral.
adj
Involving atrophy of the cerebrum; applied to Rett syndrome.
adj
Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain.
adj
(pathology, medicine) Relating to cerebroprotection
n
The brain and the spinal cord
adj
Describing a form of xanthomatosis in which cholestanol in deposited in the brain
adj
Relating to a cerebral venous sinus
adj
(anatomy) Both cerebral and visceral.
adj
Alternative form of coeruleospinal [(anatomy) Relating to the locus coeruleus and the spine]
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Relating to the ciliary body and spinal cord.
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(anatomy) The grey matter of the brain
adj
Alternative form of coeruleospinal [(anatomy) Relating to the locus coeruleus and the spine]
adj
(pathology) Affecting the cranium, cerebellum, and heart; applied to 3C syndrome.
adj
Alternative form of deutocerebral [Of or pertaining to the deutocerebrum]
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Alternative form of deutocerebrum [(zoology) The median lobes of the brain of an insect]
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(anatomy) The cavity of the diencephalon.
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(neuroanatomy, anatomy) 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.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the diencephalon and the spine
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(anatomy) Ellipsis of dura mater.. [(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.]
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(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.
n
(neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; the brain.
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(obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the brain and the spinal cord
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(medicine) Relating to the brain and the trigeminal nerve; applied to Sturge-Weber syndrome.
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(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the telencephalon.
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(anatomy) Pertaining to the epencephalon.
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(anatomy) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain.
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(anatomy) The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
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(medicine, relational) Of or pertaining to the space immediately outside the dura mater.
n
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) The dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.
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(anatomy) A plexus of superficial tangential nerve fibers in the molecular layer of the cerebral cortex.
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(neuroanatomy, anatomy) One of the four ventricles of the human brain
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(anatomy) A large ganglion, at the root of the trigeminal, or fifth cranial, nerve.
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(neuroanatomy) A small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve.
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Having a cerebral cortex covered with convolutions
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Relating to the entire spine
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(medicine) Of or relating to hypofrontality.
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(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
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(neuroanatomy) A structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus.
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(anatomy) The diencephalon.
adj
(anatomy) Between the cerebral hemispheres.
adj
(anatomy) Inside the medulla
n
(anatomy) The innermost layers of the meninges; the pia mater and the arachnoid
adj
Alternative form of leukocortical [Relating to the white matter of the brain]
adj
Having a cerebral cortex with a smooth surface
n
(anatomy) A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the spinal cord.
adj
Alternative form of medullispinal [(anatomy) Relating to the spinal cord.]
adj
(anatomy, relational) Relating to the meninges.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the meninges and the encephalon
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the meninges and the vertebrae
n
(anatomy, usually in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.
adj
(anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.
n
Synonym of mesencephalon
n
A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
n
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The caudal part of the fourth ventricle of the brain
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the metathalamus.
adj
Relating to the metencephalon.
n
An area of the cerebral cortex that includes only four cortical layers instead of six.
n
(neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
n
(neuroanatomy) The portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata.
adj
(anatomy) cerebrospinal
n
(anatomy, ornithology) The avian equivalent of the primate prefrontal cortex. A region of a bird's brain, located at the rear, that coordinates cognition in the pallium layer of the brain.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the thick part of the meninges
n
Alternative form of paleoencephalon [The most ancient part of the brain.]
n
(anatomy, obsolete) The anterior and central part of the thalamus.
n
Alternative form of paleoencephalon [The most ancient part of the brain.]
n
The most ancient part of the brain.
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An ancient region within the telencephalon in animal brains.
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Relating to the paraflocculus
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding an aqueduct-like feature; usually in reference to periaqueductal grey, or some other part of anatomy.
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the arachnoid mater
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(neuroanatomy) Synonym of inferior ganglion.
n
(anatomy) The innermost of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
n
(anatomy) The prosencephalon.
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(anatomy) A lateral cavity of the prosencephalon; a lateral ventricle of the brain.
n
(neuroanatomy) Forebrain.
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Any of the six subdivisions thought to compose the embryonic forebrain
adj
Relating to the protocerebrum
n
(anatomy, dated) The fifth ventricle in the mammalian brain.
n
(anatomy) A round structure located at the base of the forebrain, regulating movement and learning.
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(neuroanatomy) The hindbrain
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the rubrospinal tract, part of the nervous system and a major motor control pathway in humans.
n
(neuroanatomy) Synonym of trigeminal ganglion.
adj
(anatomy) skeletal and fusimotor
n
(neuroanatomy) Initialism of substantia nigra. [(anatomy) A brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients.]
n
(anatomy) A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the striatum and substantia nigra
n
(neuroanatomy) The space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, through which the cerebrospinal fluid circulates and major blood vessels pass, and across which extend delicate trabeculae of connective tissue.
adj
(anatomy) Describing the part of the adult mammalian brain containing the neural stem cells
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(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain.
adj
Relating to a telencephalon
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(anatomy) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.
adj
Relating to the thalamus and encephalon.
n
(anatomy) The cavity or ventricle of the thalamencephalon; the third ventricle.
n
(neuroanatomy) Any of the ganglia of the sympathetic chain in the thoracic region that occur in 12 or fewer pairs.
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(anatomy) A network of fine blood vessels between the pia mater and the cerebral cortex.
adj
Of or pertaining to the vestibular and spinal nerves.
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