† mesocephalonn.
Anatomy. Obsolete. rare.
Originally: the pons Varolii. Later: the mesencephalon. Cf. mesocephale n.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Mesocephalon, another name for the Pons Variolii.
1868 J. Hecker Sci. Basis of Educ. 27 The influence..descends along the converging fibres to the striatum..through the mesocephalon to the anterior pyramids.
1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Mesocephalon, the Mesencephalon.
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