Rhinencephalon

Definition: Rhinencephalon

Rhinencephalon

Noun

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

Etymology: Rhinencephalon \Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon\, noun; plural Rhinencephala. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression the nose the brain.]. (Websters 1913)

Crosswords: Rhinencephalon

English words defined with "rhinencephalon": piriform area, piriform lobe, pyriform area, pyriform lobe ♦ Rhinencephala, Rhinencephalic. (references)

Specialty definitions using "rhinencephalon": Olfactory Pathways. (references)

Commercial Usage: Rhinencephalon

Domain	Title
Books	The anatomy of the brain of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) : rhinic lobe (rhinencephalon), the archicortex (reference) (more book examples)
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Derivations: Rhinencephalon

Derivations
	Words beginning with "rhinencephalon": rhinencephalons. (additional references)
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Rhyming with "Rhinencephalon"

Words rhyming with "rhinencephalon" (pronounced 'Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon'): Abutilon, Aquilon, Bellon, Billon, Bouillon, Bullon, Carillon, Cephalon, Chalon, Coilon, Confalon, Decathlon, Erythroxylon, Haematoxylon, Mamelon, Merlon, mesencephalon, Mesocephalon, mesocolon, metencephalon, Moellon, Monoxylon, Mouflon, Muflon, Myelencephalon, Myelon, Myroxylon, Orillon, Paillon, Phylon, Pilon, Postencephalon, Propylon, Prosencephalon, semicolon, shallon, Sideroxylon, Sillon, solon, Stallon, stolon, upsilon, Vellon. (additional references)

Anagrams: Rhinencephalon

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-h-h-i-l-n-n-n-o-p-r"
	-4 letters: anopheline, encephalon, nalorphine.
	-5 letters: alpenhorn, arecoline, cannoneer, channeler, chaperone, chelonian, cornelian, nonlinear, nonpareil, parhelion, pennoncel, percaline, perennial, porcelain, rechannel.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-h-h-i-l-n-n-n-o-p-r"
	+1 letter: rhinencephalons.
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