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noun
The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla; the rhombencephalon
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Synonyms: rhombencephalon
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rhombencephalon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neural structure
Narrower terms: metencephalon
History
From hind + brain.
Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
