HyperDic: hindbrain

English > 1 sense of the word hindbrain:
NOUNbodyhindbrain, rhombencephalonthe posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
English > hindbrain: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem.
Synonymrhombencephalon
Part ofbrain, encephalonThat part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
PartscerebellumA major division of the vertebrate brain
myelencephalonThe posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates
NarrowermetencephalonThe part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
Broaderneural structureA structure that is part of the nervous system
Spanishrombencéfalo
Catalanrombencéfalo, romboencèfal

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