NOUN | body | rhombencephalon, hindbrain | the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem |
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Meaning | The posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem. | |
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Synonym | hindbrain | |
Part of | brain, encephalon | That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers |
Parts | cerebellum | A major division of the vertebrate brain |
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 |
Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
Spanish | rombencéfalo | |
Catalan | rombencéfalo, romboencèfal |
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