| 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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