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H0207800 (hīnd′brān′)n.1. The portion of the embryonic brain from which the metencephalon and myelencephalon develop.2. The lower or hind region of the adult brain comprising the pons and medulla oblongata.

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(ˈhaɪndˌbreɪn) n (Anatomy) the nontechnical name for rhombencephalon

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(ˈhaɪndˌbreɪn)

n. the most posterior of the three embryonic divisions of the vertebrate brain or the parts derived from this tissue, including the medulla oblongata, the pons of mammals, and the cerebellum; rhombencephalon. [1885–90]

hind·brain

(hīnd′brān′) The rearmost part of the brain in vertebrate animals. In humans, it consists of the pons and the medulla oblongata. Compare forebrain, midbrain.

hindbrain

Brain structures below the midbrain. The hindbrain comprises the pons, medulla oblongata, and cerebellum.

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hindbrain - the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstemrhombencephalonneural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous systembrain, encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cordmetencephalon - the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellumcerebellum - a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humansmyelencephalon - the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults

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rhombencephalon

[rom″ben-sef´ah-lon] 1. the portion of the brain developed from the most caudal of the three primary brain vesicles of the early embryo, comprising the metencephalon" >metencephalon and myelencephalon" >myelencephalon.2. the most caudal of the three primary vesicles formed in embryonic development of the brain, which later divides into the metencephalon and the myelencephalon. Called also hindbrain.

rhom·ben·ceph·a·lon

(rom'ben-sef'ă-lon), [TA] That part of the developing brain that is the most caudal of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic neural tube; secondarily divided into metencephalon and myelencephalon; the rhombencephalon includes the pons, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata. Synonym(s): hindbrain [TA], hindbrain vesicle ☆ [rhombo- + G. enkephalos, brain]

hindbrain

(hīnd′brān′)n.1. The portion of the embryonic brain from which the metencephalon and myelencephalon develop.2. The lower or hind region of the adult brain comprising the pons and medulla oblongata.

rhomb·en·ceph·a·lon

(rom'ben-sef'ă-lon) [TA] That part of the developing brain that is the most caudal of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic neural tube; secondarily divided into metencephalon and myelencephalon; the rhombencephalon includes the pons, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata.
Synonym(s): hindbrain. [rhombo- + G. enkephalos, brain]

hindbrain

The part of the embryonic brain from which the cerebellum and the brainstem, with the nuclei of most of the cranial nerves, develop. Technically known as the rhombencephalon.

hindbrain

the part of the brain forming the medulla and cerebellum, derived embryologically from the rear third of the brain. see FOREBRAIN, MIDBRAIN.

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noun the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem

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