paleencephalon

paleencephalon
/pay'lee en sef"euh lon'/; esp. Brit. /pal'ee-/, n., pl. paleencephala /-leuh/.
(no longer in technical use) the more primitive part of the brain in the evolutionary development of animals, including all parts except the cerebral cortex and its related structures.
[1915-20; < NL; see PALE-, ENCEPHALON]

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