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单词 epencephalon
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epencephalon

[ ep-uhn-sef-uh-lon, -luhn ]
/ ˌɛp ənˈsɛf əˌlɒn, -lən /

noun, plural ep·en·ceph·a·lons, ep·en·ceph·a·la [ep-uhn-sef-uh-luh]. /ˌɛp ənˈsɛf ə lə/. Anatomy.

the hindbrain.

Origin of epencephalon

First recorded in 1850–55; ep- + encephalon

OTHER WORDS FROM epencephalon

ep·en·ce·phal·ic [ep-uhn-suh-fal-ik], /ˌɛp ən səˈfæl ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby epencephalon

épée, épéeist, epeiric, epeirogeny, epeisodion, epencephalon, ependyma, ependymal cell, ependymitis, ependymoblast, ependymocyte
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Example sentences from the Web for epencephalon

  • Epencephalon, ep-en-sef′a-lon, n. the hindmost of the divisions of the brain.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for epencephalon

epencephalon
/ (ˌɛpɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn) /

noun plural -la (-lə) anatomy

the cerebellum and pons Varolii
the part of the embryonic brain that develops into this; metencephalon

Derived forms of epencephalon

epencephalic (ˌɛpɛnsɛˈfælɪk), adjective

Word Origin for epencephalon

C19: New Latin; see epi-, encephalon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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