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craniumnoun(anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
brainpannoun(now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The braincase; the skull.

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brainpannoun(now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The braincase; the skull.
craniumnoun(anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
neurocraniumnoun(anatomy) The part of the skull that encloses the brain.
endbrainnoun(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the telencephalon.
forebrainnoun(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
encephalonnoun(neuroanatomy, especially embryologic neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.
hindbrainnoun(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon
brain stemnoun(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the cerebrum and the rest of the forebrain.
brainenounA surname.
telecephalonnounMisspelling of telencephalon. [(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain.]
brainstemnounAlternative spelling of brain stem. [(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the cerebrum and the rest of the forebrain.]
central nervous systemnoun(neuroanatomy) In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord.
neocortexnoun(neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.
prosencephalonnoun(neuroanatomy) The forebrain.
brainnounThe control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
rhombencephalonnoun(neuroanatomy) The hindbrain
telencephalonnoun(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain.
neurocoelenoun(anatomy) The neural canal.
meninxnoun(anatomy, usually in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.
metencephalonnoun(neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.

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