Myelencephalon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The posterior portion of the embryonic hindbrain, from which the medulla oblongata develops.
  • n. The medulla oblongata of the adult brain.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal.
  • n. The metencephalon.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The cerebrospinal axis; the brain and spinal cord taken together and considered as a whole.
  • n. The hindmost segment of the encephalon; the afterbrain or metencephalon, more commonly called the medulla oblongata. See cuts under encephalon and brain. Huxley.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    neural structure   
    Variant
    myelencephala    myelencephal   
     
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