- metencephalic
- Relating to the metencephalon.
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met·en·ce·phal·ic (met″ən-sə-falґik) pertaining to the metencephalon.
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metencephalic
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metencephalic — adjective see metencephalon … New Collegiate Dictionary
metencephalic — See metencephalon. * * * … Universalium
metencephalic — adj. pertaining to the rear part of the brain (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
metencephalic — met·encephalic … English syllables
metencephalic — |med.+ adjective Etymology: New Latin metencephalon + English ic : of or relating to the metencephalon … Useful english dictionary
metencephalon — metencephalic /met en seuh fal ik/, adj. /met en sef euh lon /, n., pl. metencephalons, metencephala / leuh/. Anat. the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons. [1870 75; MET + ENCEPHALON] * * * … Universalium
metencephalon — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1867 the anterior segment of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the cerebellum and pons • metencephalic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
metencephalon — /mɛtɛnˈsɛfəlɒn/ (say meten sefuhlon) noun (plural metencephala /mɛtɛnˈsɛfələ/ (say meten sefuhluh)) the segment of the brain including the cerebellum and pons and the upper portion of the medulla oblongata; the hindbrain. {New Latin. See met(a) …
metencephalon — [met΄en sef′ə län΄] n. pl. metencephala [met΄en sef′ələ] [ModL: see META & ENCEPHALON] 1. that part of the brain of an embryo from which the pons and cerebellum are derived 2. the part of the hindbrain consisting of the cerebellum and pons… … English World dictionary
