rhombencephalon
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rhombencephalon
[rom″ben-sef´ah-lon]1. the portion of the brain developed from the most caudal of the three primary brain vesicles of the early embryo, comprising the metencephalon and myelencephalon.
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. Called also hindbrain.
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rhom·ben·ceph·a·lon
(rom'ben-sef'ă-lon), [TA]That part of the developing brain that is the most caudal of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic neural tube; secondarily divided into metencephalon and myelencephalon; the rhombencephalon includes the pons, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata.
Synonym(s): hindbrain [TA], hindbrain vesicle ☆
[rhombo- + G. enkephalos, brain]
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rhombencephalon
(rŏm′bĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏn′, -lən)n.
The hindbrain.
rhom′ben·ce·phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk) adj.
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rhomb·en·ceph·a·lon
(rom'ben-sef'ă-lon) [TA]That part of the developing brain that is the most caudal of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic neural tube; secondarily divided into metencephalon and myelencephalon; the rhombencephalon includes the pons, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata.
Synonym(s): hindbrain.
Synonym(s): hindbrain.
[rhombo- + G. enkephalos, brain]
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