Metencephalon
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metencephalon is a noun meaning (neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.
Meaning
(neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.
Word Forms
- metencephalons
- metencephala
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rhombencephalon, telencephalon, hindbrain, myelencephalon, endbrain, prosencephalon.
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