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PALAEENCEPHALON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does palaeencephalon mean?
• PALAEENCEPHALON (noun)
The noun PALAEENCEPHALON has 1 sense:
1. the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex
Familiarity information: PALAEENCEPHALON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
palaeencephalon; paleencephalon; paleoencephalon
Hypernyms ("palaeencephalon" is a kind of...):
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
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