metencephalon /met·en·ceph·a·lon/ (met″en-sef´ah-lon) [Gr.]
1. the anterior part of the rhombencephalon, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
2. the anterior of two brain vesicles formed by specialization of the rhombencephalon in the developing embryo.
met·en·ceph·a·lon (m t n-sf  -l n)n. The anterior part of the embryonic hindbrain, which gives rise to the cerebellum and pons. met en·ce·phalic (-s-f l k) adj. |
metencephalon
pl. metencephala [Gr.]
1. the part of the central nervous system 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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