Meaning | The posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem. |
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Synonym | rhombencephalon |
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Part of | brain, encephalon | That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers |
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Parts | cerebellum | A major division of the vertebrate brain |
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myelencephalon | The posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates |
Narrower | metencephalon | The part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum |
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Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
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Spanish | rombencéfalo |
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Catalan | rombencéfalo, romboencèfal |
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