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Myelencephalon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata.
  2. 2
    the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults wordnet

Etymology

From myelo- (“marrow”) + encephalon.

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