metencephalon (redirected from metencephalic)

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.

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met·en·ceph·a·lon (mtn-sf-ln)

n.

The anterior part of the embryonic hindbrain, which gives rise to the cerebellum and pons.

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meten·ce·phalic (-s-flk) adj.

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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.