metencephalon
English
Metencephalon of an embryonic brain
Etymology
met- + encephalon
Noun
metencephalon (plural metencephalons or metencephala)
- (neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.
Derived terms
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