'paleencephalon' definitions:
Definition of 'paleencephalon'
(from WordNet)
noun
The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex [syn: paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon]
Definition of 'paleencephalon'
From: GCIDE
- paleencephalon \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]