myelencephalon

[ mahy-uh-len-sef-uh-lon ]
/ ˌmaɪ ə lɛnˈsɛf əˌlɒn /

noun, plural my·el·en·ceph·a·lons, my·el·en·ceph·a·la [mahy-uh-len-sef-uh-luh] /ˌmaɪ ə lɛnˈsɛf ə lə/. Anatomy.

the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.

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Origin of myelencephalon

First recorded in 1835–45; myel- + encephalon

OTHER WORDS FROM myelencephalon

my·el·en·ce·phal·ic [mahy-uh-len-suh-fal-ik] /ˌmaɪ əˌlɛn səˈfæl ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby myelencephalon

myectopy, myel-, myelapoplexy, myelatelia, myelemia, myelencephalon, myelin, myelin sheath, myelinated, myelinated fiber, myelination
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British Dictionary definitions for myelencephalon

myelencephalon
/ (ˌmaɪɪlɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn) /

noun plural -lons or -la (-lə)

the part of the embryonic hindbrain that develops into the medulla oblongataNontechnical name: afterbrain

Derived forms of myelencephalon

myelencephalic (ˌmaɪɪlɛnsəˈfælɪk), adjective
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Medical definitions for myelencephalon

myelencephalon
[ mī′ə-lĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏn′ ]

n.

The posterior portion of the embryonic hindbrain, from which the medulla oblongata develops.

Other words from myelencephalon

my′e•len•ce•phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk) adj.
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