| NOUN | body | brain stem, brainstem, brain-stem | the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus |
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| Meaning | The part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus. | |
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| Synonyms | brainstem, brain-stem | |
| Part of | brain, encephalon | That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers |
| Parts | medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb | Lower or hindmost part of the brain |
| pons, pons Varolii | A band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain | |
| reticular formation, RF | A complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem | |
| Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
| Spanish | tronco cerebral, tronco del encéfalo, tronco encefálico | |
| Catalan | tronc de l'encefal | |
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