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archencephalon
[ahrk″en-sef´ah-lon]archencephalon
/arch·en·ceph·a·lon/ (ahrk″en-sef´ah-lon) the primordial brain from which the midbrain and forebrain develop.archencephalon
(är′kĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏn′)n. pl. archencepha·la (-lə)
The part of the primitive embryonic brain from which the forebrain and midbrain develop.
archencephalon
the embryonic primitive brain from which the midbrain and forebrain develop.