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单词 mesencephalon
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mesencephalon

[ mes-en-sef-uh-lon, -luhn, mez- ]
/ ˌmɛs ɛnˈsɛf əˌlɒn, -lən, ˌmɛz- /

noun, plural mes·en·ceph·a·la [mes-en-sef-uh-luh, mez-], /ˌmɛs ɛnˈsɛf ə lə, ˌmɛz-/, mes·en·ceph·a·lons.

Anatomy. the midbrain.

Origin of mesencephalon

First recorded in 1840–50; mes- + encephalon

OTHER WORDS FROM mesencephalon

mes·en·ce·phal·ic [mes-en-suh-fal-ik, mez-], /ˌmɛs ɛn səˈfæl ɪk, ˌmɛz-/, adjective

Words nearby mesencephalon

mesembryanthemum, mesencephalic, mesencephalic flexure, mesencephalic tegmentum, mesencephalitis, mesencephalon, mesencephalotomy, mesenchyme, mesenchymoma, mesenteric artery, mesenteric ganglion
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British Dictionary definitions for mesencephalon

mesencephalon
/ (ˌmɛsɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn) /

noun

the part of the brain that develops from the middle portion of the embryonic neural tubeNontechnical name: midbrain Compare prosencephalon, rhombencephalon

Derived forms of mesencephalon

mesencephalic (ˌmɛsɛnsɪˈfælɪk), adjective
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Medical definitions for mesencephalon

mesencephalon
[ mĕz′ĕn-sĕfə-lŏn′ ]

n.

The portion of the vertebrate brain that develops from the middle section of the embryonic brain.midbrain
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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