télencéphale

telencephalon, cerebrum

noun teh-lahn-seh-FAL Rare

Origin: Greek tele- (far end) + enkephalos (brain)

Usage Note

Télencéphale is the anatomical term for the most anterior part of the brain, corresponding roughly to the cerebral hemispheres. It is used exclusively in medical and neuroscientific contexts. The broader term encéphale refers to the entire brain, while cerveau is the common everyday word for brain.

Examples

"Le télencéphale est la structure la plus développée chez l'homme."

Natural Translation

The telencephalon is the most developed structure in humans.

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