Synset

the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
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thalmencephalon

semantic pointers

part meronym

mamillary body, mammillary body, corpus mamillare infundibulum third eye, pineal eye optic nerve, nervus opticus, second cranial nerve, optic tract pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis basal ganglion thalamus hypothalamus

hypernym

neural structure

part holonym

forebrain, prosencephalon