Definition of Rhinencephalon

1. Noun. A center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior.


Definition of Rhinencephalon

1. n. The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise.

Definition of Rhinencephalon

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Medical Definition of Rhinencephalon

1. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, the nose + the brain. The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise. The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhinencephalon

rhinalgia
rhinal fissure
rhinal sulcus
rhinarium
rhinaster
Rhincodon
Rhincodontidae
Rhincodon typus
Rhine
rhinedema
Rhineland
rhinencephala
rhinencephalic
rhinencephalic
rhinencephalon (current term)
rhinencephalon (current term)
rhinenchysis
rhines
rhinestone
rhinestoned
rhinestones
Rhine River
Rhine wine
rhinion
rhinion
rhinism
rhinitides
rhinitis
rhinitis
rhinitis medicamentosa

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