rhinencephalon Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , , the nose + the brain.
Wordforms
plural Rhinencephala
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise. ✍ The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together.

Webster 1913