rhombencephalon

American  

[rom-ben-sef-uh-lon, -luhn] / ˌrɒm bɛnˈsɛf əˌlɒn, -lən /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

rhombencephalons, rhombencephala

1. the hindbrain.

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rhombencephalon British  

/ ˌrɒmbɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn /

noun

1. Nontechnical name: hindbrain.  the part of the brain that develops from the posterior portion of the embryonic neural tube and comprises the cerebellum, pons, and the medulla oblongata Compare mesencephalon prosencephalon

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Etymology

Origin of rhombencephalon

From German, dating back to 1895–1900; rhomb, encephalon

Example Sentences

The single cavity seen in Amphioxus is here subdivided into three: an anterior or prosencephalon, a middle or mesencephalon, and a hinder or rhombencephalon.

From Project Gutenberg

A constriction also occurs in the hind vesicle or rhombencephalon, dividing it into an anterior part, the metencephalon, from which the cerebellum is developed, and a posterior or myelencephalon, the primitive medulla oblongata.

From Project Gutenberg