rhinencephalic
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Rhinencephalic — Rhi nen*ce*phal ic, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhinencephalic — adjective see rhinencephalon … New Collegiate Dictionary
rhinencephalic — Relating to the rhinencephalon … Medical dictionary
rhinencephalic — rhin·encephalic … English syllables
rhinencephalic — … Useful english dictionary
rhinencephalon — rhinencephalic /ruy nen seuh fal ik/, rhinencephalous, adj. /ruy nen sef euh lon , leuhn/, n., pl. rhinencephalons, rhinencephala / leuh/. Anat. the part of the cerebrum containing the olfactory structures. [1840 50; RHIN + ENCEPHALON] * * * … Universalium
rhinencephalon — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1846 the chiefly olfactory part of the forebrain • rhinencephalic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
rhinocephaly, rhinocephalia — Rhinencephaly; a form of cyclopia in which the nose is represented by a fleshy proboscis like protuberance arising above the slitlike orbits, and the rhinencephalic lobes of the telencephalon are poorly developed with some tendency to become… … Medical dictionary
rhinencephalon — /raɪnənˈsɛfəlɒn/ (say ruynuhn sefuhlon) noun (plural rhinencephala /raɪnənˈsɛfələ/ (say ruynuhn sefuhluh)) the olfactory portion of the brain. {rhin + encephalon} –rhinencephalic /raɪnənsəˈfælɪk/ (say ruynuhnsuh falik), adjective …
rhinencephalon — [rī΄nen sef′ə län΄] n. pl. rhinencephala [rhi nen ceph′ələ] [ModL: see RHINO & ENCEPHALON] the part of the brain that receives sensory information from the olfactory nerves rhinencephalic [rī΄nensə fal′ik] adj … English World dictionary
