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epencephalon

American  
[ep-uhn-sef-uh-lon, -luhn] / ˌɛp ənˈsɛf əˌlɒn, -lən /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

epencephalons, epencephala

  1. the hindbrain.

epencephalon British  
/ ˌɛpɛnsɛˈfælɪk, ˌɛpɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn /

noun

  1. the cerebellum and pons Varolii

  2. the part of the embryonic brain that develops into this; metencephalon

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Other Word Forms

  • epencephalic adjective

Etymology

Origin of epencephalon

First recorded in 1850–55; ep- + encephalon

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Epencephalon, ep-en-sef′a-lon, n. the hindmost of the divisions of the brain.—adj.

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