rhombencephalon /rhomb·en·ceph·a·lon/ (romb″en-sef´ah-lon) hindbrain.
rhombencephalon
1. the part of the brain developed from the posterior of the three primary brain vesicles of the embryonic neural tube; it comprises the metencephalon (cerebellum and pons) and myelencephalon (medulla oblongata).
2. the most caudal of the three primary brain vesicles in the embryo, later dividing into the metencephalon and myelencephalon.
rhom·ben·ceph·a·lon (r m b n-sf  -ln, -ln)n. The portion of the embryonic brain from which the metencephalon and myelencephalon develop, including the pons, cerebellum, and the medulla oblongata. Also called hindbrain. |
rhombencephalon
[rom′bensef′əlon]
Etymology: Gk, rhombos, parallelogram, enkephalos, brain
the most caudal of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic brain.
rhombencephalon
1. the hindbrain, including the medulla oblongata, pons and cerebellum.
2. the most caudal of the three primary vesicles formed in embryonic development of the brain, which later divides into the metencephalon and the myelencephalon.
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