rhom·ben·ceph·a·lon (r m b n-sf  -ln, -ln)n. The hindbrain. rhom ben·ce·phalic (-s-f l k) adj. |
rhombencephalon [ˌrɒmbɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) 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 Nontechnical name hindbrain
[from rhombus + encephalon]
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| Noun | 1. | rhombencephalon - the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system brain, encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord metencephalon - the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum cerebellum - a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans myelencephalon - the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults |
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