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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.
2. 2
   the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cerebellumcerebral cortexcerebrumconvolutionfissuregray matter

Etymology

From met- + encephalon.

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