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Definition of: telencephalon
(tel′en·sef′ə·lon) noun Anat.
The terminal division of the neural tube of the embryo from which are developed the cerebral hemispheres and olfactory lobes; the end-brain. [<TEL(E)- + ENCEPHALON]
—tel·en·ce·phal·ic (tel′en·si·fal′ik) adjective
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