telencephalon

From Latin, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “far from”) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “cephalon, brain”); see also cephalon.

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɛlənˈsɛfələn/
• IPA^(key): /ˌtɛlənˈsɛfəlɒn/

telencephalon (plural telencephalons or telencephala)

1. (neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain.

• cerebrum
• endbrain
• See also Thesaurus:telencephalon

• cerebral hemisphere
• cerebral cortex

• forebrain