English noun: betweenbrain |
1. | betweenbrain (body) the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon |
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| Synonyms | diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon |
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| Broader (hypernym) | neural structure |
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| Part holonym | basal ganglion, corpus mamillare, hypophysis, hypothalamus, infundibulum, mamillary body, mammillary body, nervus opticus, optic nerve, optic tract, pineal eye, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland, second cranial nerve, thalamus, third eye |
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| Part meronym | forebrain, prosencephalon |
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