- paleencephalon
- pa·le·encephalon
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paleencephalon
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paleencephalon — n. The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; it includes most structures other than the cerebral cortex. Syn: paleoencephalon, palaeoencephalon. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paleencephalon — /pay lee en sef euh lon /; esp. Brit. /pal ee /, n., pl. paleencephala / leuh/. (no longer in technical use) the more primitive part of the brain in the evolutionary development of animals, including all parts except the cerebral cortex and its… … Universalium
paleencephalon — L. Edinger term for the metameric nervous system. Excludes cerebral cortex. [paleo + G. enkephalos, brain] * * * pa·le·en·ceph·a·lon .pā lē in sef ə .län or Brit pal·ae en·ceph·a·lon .pal ē n, pl … Medical dictionary
paleencephalon — n. forebrain, primitive part of the brain, part of the brain that developed earliest during evolution … English contemporary dictionary
paleencephalon — noun the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑paleoencephalon, ↑palaeencephalon • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure * * * |pālē, |palē+ noun Etymology … Useful english dictionary
paleoencephalon — noun the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑paleencephalon, ↑palaeencephalon • Hypernyms: ↑neural structure * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun : paleencephalon … Useful english dictionary
neencephalon — Edinger term for the higher levels of the central nervous system superimposed upon the metameric or propriospinal system (paleencephalon). SYN: neoencephalon. [G. neos, new, + enkephalos, brain] * * * ne·en·ceph·a·lon .nē in sef ə .län, lən … Medical dictionary
neencephalon — neencephalic /nee en seuh fal ik/, adj. /nee en sef euh lon , leuhn/, n., pl. neencephalons, neencephala / leuh/. the more recent part of the brain in the evolutionary development of animals, including the cerebral cortex and its related… … Universalium
paleoencephalon — /pay lee oh en sef euh lon /; esp. Brit. /pal ee /, n., pl. paleoencephala / leuh/. paleencephalon. * * * … Universalium
pajaroello — SYN: Ornithodoros coriaceus. [Am. Sp. pajahuello, fr. Sp. paja, straw, + huello, undersurface of hoof] * * * pa·ja·ro·el·lo .pä hə rə we (.)lō n a venomous tick of the genus Ornithodoros (O. coriaceus) whose bite causes painful swelling called… … Medical dictionary
