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metencephalon
[met″en-sef´ah-lon] (Gr.) 1. the anterior part of the
rhombencephalon, comprising the pons and cerebellum.
2. the anterior of two brain vesicles formed by specialization of the rhombencephalon in the developing embryo.
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