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Webster 1913 Edition
Epencephalon
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Epˊen-ceph′a-lon
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἐπί
upon, near + [GREEK] brain.] (Anat.)
The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to
epen.
Definition 2025
epencephalon
epencephalon
English
Noun
epencephalon (plural epencephala)
- (anatomy) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain.