telencephalon

n.
The anterior portion of the forebrain, constituting the cerebral hemispheres and related parts. Also called endbrain.

telencephalic tel'en·ce·phal'ic (-sə-făl'ĭk) adj.

The anterior part of the forebrain that develops into the olfactory lobes, cerebral cortex, and corpus striatum (part of the basal ganglia).

(tĕl'ĕn-sĕf'ə-lŏn', -lən)
n.

The anterior portion of the prosencephalon, constituting the cerebral hemispheres and composing with the diencephalon the prosencephalon. Also called endbrain.

tel'en·ce·phal'ic (-sə-făl'ĭk) adj.

[Gr.] endbrain.
1. the paired brain vesicles, which are the anterolateral outpouchings of the forebrain, together with the median, unpaired portion, the terminal lamina of the hypothalamus; from it the cerebral hemispheres are derived.
2. the anterior of the two vesicles formed by specialization of the forebrain in embryonic development.

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Meaning #1: the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus

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