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Forebrain vs Encephalon - What's the difference?

forebrain | encephalon |

As nouns the difference between forebrain and encephalon

is that forebrain is (anatomy) the anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus while encephalon is (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.

forebrain

English

(wikipedia forebrain)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.

    • Synonyms

    * prosencephalon

    Meronyms

    * cerebrum * thalamus * hypothalamus * diencephalon * telencephalon

    encephalon

    English

    (wikipedia encephalon)

    Noun

    (encephala)
  • (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.

    • Synonyms

    * brain

    Derived terms

    * encephalic