ophthalmencephalon

noun

oph·​thalm·​encephalon

(¦)äf¦thalm,

÷(¦)äp¦th-+

: the neural visual apparatus including the retinas, the optic nerves, and the parts of the brain functioning in vision

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ophthalm- + encephalon

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