Rhinencephalon /(rī`nĕn*sĕf"ȧ*lŏn)/

Rhi·nen·ceph·a·lon

Rhinencephalon

n.

pl. Rhinencephala ((rī`nĕn*sĕf"ȧ*lȧ))

  1. The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise. (Anat.)