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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy: That part of the brain which consists of the cerebellum and pons Varolii. Also called
metencephalon (which see). - noun The foregoing together with the medulla oblongata.
- noun Also
epencephal .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to epen.
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- noun anatomy The segment of the
brain next behind themidbrain , including thecerebellum andpons ; thehindbrain .
Etymologies
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek upon, near + brain.
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