mesencephalon
noun
mes·en·ceph·a·lon ˌme-ˌzen-ˈse-fə-ˌlän 
ˌmē-,
-zᵊn-,
-ˌsen-,
-sᵊn-,
-lən
: midbrain
mesencephalic
ˌme-ˌzen(t)-sə-ˈfa-lik
adjective ˌmē-
-zᵊn(t)-
-ˌsen(t)-
-sᵊn(t)-
Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
mesencephalon
noun
mes·en·ceph·a·lon ˌmez-ˌen-ˈsef-ə-ˌlän ˌmez-ᵊn-
ˌmez-ᵊn- ˌmēz-,
ˌmēs-,
ˌmes-,
-lən
: midbrain
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