"metencephalon" meaning in English

See metencephalon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: metencephalons [plural], metencephala [plural]
Etymology: From met- + encephalon. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|met|encephalon}} met- + encephalon Head templates: {{en-noun|s|metencephala}} metencephalon (plural metencephalons or metencephala)
  1. (neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise. Wikipedia link: metencephalon Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Derived forms: metencephalic

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