PALEOENCEPHALON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paleoencephalon mean? 

• PALEOENCEPHALON (noun)
  The noun PALEOENCEPHALON has 1 sense:

1. the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex

  Familiarity information: PALEOENCEPHALON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PALEOENCEPHALON (noun)

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 ("paleoencephalon" is a kind of...):

neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)