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HIPPOCAMPUS |
Brain part |
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CORTEX |
Heard in court Tex mentioned part of brain |
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GENU |
The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of
the brain. |
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PULVINAR |
A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the
human brain. |
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METENCEPHALON |
The posterior part of the brain, including the
medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten. |
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LOBE |
A round projecting part of an organ, as of the liver, lungs,
brain, etc. See Illust. of Brain. |
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TERMA |
The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior
wall of the third ventricle of the brain. |
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PRAECOMMISSURE |
A transverse commissure in the anterior part of the
third ventricle of the brain; the anterior cerebral commissure. |
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PAN |
The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the
upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium. |
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FRONTAL |
Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of
the roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones. |
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FOREHEAD |
The front of that part of the head which incloses the
brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow. |
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CONVOLUTION |
An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part;
as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See
Brain. |
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POSTCOMMISSURE |
A transverse commisure in the posterior part of the
roof of the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral
commisure. |
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CRANIUM |
The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the
skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the
brain; the brain case or brainpan. See Skull. |
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AFFERENT |
Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; --
opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which
convey sensations from the external organs to the brain. |
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CROWN |
The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that
part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and
back; also, the head or brain. |
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HEAD |
The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the
brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the
higher animals, the chief sensory organs; poll; cephalon. |
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INFUNDIBULUM |
A funnel-shaped or dilated organ or part; as, the
infundibulum of the brain, a hollow, conical process, connecting the
floor of the third ventr... |
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HERNIA |
...h has
escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or
accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the bra... |
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SYMPATHY |
... as in the vomiting produced by a tumor of the
brain. ... |