METENCEPHALON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: metencephala   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("metencephalon" is a kind of...):

hindbrain; rhombencephalon (the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem)

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