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Myelencephalon

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Myˊe-len-ceph′a-lon

,
Noun.
[NL., from Gr.
μυελόσ
marrow + E.
encephalon
.]
(Anat.)
(a)
The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis. Sometimes abbreviated to
myelencephal
.
(b)
The metencephalon.
Huxley.

Definition 2024

myelencephalon

myelencephalon

English

Myelencephalon of an embryonic brain

Noun

myelencephalon ‎(plural myelencephala)

  1. (neuroanatomy) The portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata.

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