資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Thalamencephalon \Thal`a*men*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See
   {Thalamus}, and {Encephalon}.] (Anat.)
   The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain,
   including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the
   diencephalon; the interbrain.