met|en|ceph|a|lon

met|en|ceph|a|lon
met|en|ceph|a|lon «MEHT ehn SEHF uh lon», noun, plural -la «-luh».
a section of the brain of the vertebrate embryo, the anterior part of the rhombencephalon or hindbrain, which comprises the cerebellum and pons.
[< met- + encephalon]

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  • metencephalon — met•en•ceph•a•lon [[t]ˌmɛt ɛnˈsɛf əˌlɒn[/t]] n. pl. lons, la ( lə). dvl zool. the anterior section of the hindbrain developing into the cerebellum and the pons • Etymology: 1870–75 met en•ce•phal′ic səˈfæl ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • metencephalon — The anterior of the two major subdivisions of the rhombencephalon (the posterior being the myelencephalon or medulla oblongata), composed of the pons and the cerebellum. [meta + G. enkephalos, brain] * * * met·en·ceph·a·lon .met .en sef ə .län,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Metencephalon — Met en*ceph a*lon, n. [Met + encephalon.] (Anat.) The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • e — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • mi — mi·ac·i·dae; mi·a·cis; mi·am·i·an; mi·a·na; mi·ang; mi·ao; mi·ao yao; mi·ar·gy·rite; mi·a·ro·lit·ic; mi·as; mi·as·ma; mi·as·mal; mi·as·mat·ic; mi·as·mic; mi·as·tor; mi·aul; mi·ca; mi·ca·ceous; Mi·car·ta; mi·caw·ber; mi·caw·ber·ish;… …   English syllables

  • AR — AR; Ar; ar·a·ban; ar·a·bel·la; ar·a·bi·dopsis; ar·a·bil·i·ty; ar·a·bin·o·side; ar·a·bis; ar·ab·ism; ar·ab·ist; ar·ab·i·za·tion; ar·ab·ize; ar·a·bo·galactan; ar·a·bon·ic; ar·a·can·ga; ar·a·chide; ar·a·chid·ic; ar·a·chi·don·ic; ar·a·chin;… …   English syllables

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