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paleencephalon
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun paleencephalon has 1 sense
- paleencephalon(n = noun.body) palaeencephalon, paleoencephalon - the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex; Array is a kind of neural structure
CIDE DICTIONARY
paleencephalon, n.
The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; it includes most structures other than the cerebral cortex. [WordNet 1.5]
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