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rhombencephalon Anat.|ˌrɒmbɛnˈsɛfəlɒn| [a. G. rhombencephalon: see rhombo-, encephalon.] The hind-brain, comprising the metencephalon together with the myelencephalon.
1897C. L. Dana Text-bk. Nerv. Dis. (ed. 4) i. 3 The posterior vesicle develops into the rhombencephalon or posterior brain. 1900A. Hill tr. H. Obersteiner's Anat. Central Nerv. Syst. (ed. 2) ii. 48 His has divided the brain somewhat differently; into (1) Rhombencephalon, which includes the after-brain, hind-brain, and isthmus..(2) Mesencephalon..(3) Prosencephalon. 1934R. R. Grinker Neurol. i. 12 Division of the rhombencephalon into metencephalon (cerebellum), and myelencephalon (medulla). 1962Gray's Anat. (ed. 33) 976 The rhombencephalon comprises the medulla oblongata, pons and cerebellum; its cavity is the fourth ventricle. 1966McGraw–Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. IX. 58/2 In dorsal view the ventricle of the myelencephalon, together with the metencephalon, has a rhomboid appearance, which is why this brain section is sometimes called the rhombencephalon. Hence ˌrhombenceˈphalic a.
1954Penfield & Jasper Epilepsy & Functional Anat. of Human Brain vii. 285 (heading) Cerebellar vertigo (rhombencephalic). |