epencephalon Anat.
(ɛpɛnˈsɛfələn)
[f. ep- + encephalon.]
The anterior of the two enlargements into which the posterior primary vesicle of the brain divides. Also called hind-brain.
| 1854 Owen in Circ. Sc. (c 1865) II. 59/2 The epencephalon..derives a further..bony covering from the basisphenoid and the parietals. 1881 Mivart Cat 358 The anterior part of this third vesicle is sometimes called the Epencephalon. |