Metencephalon Definition

mĕtĕn-sĕfə-lŏn
metencephalon
noun
The part of the hindbrain consisting of the cerebellum and pons.
Webster's New World
That part of the brain of an embryo from which the pons and cerebellum are derived.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Metencephalon

Noun

Singular:
metencephalon
Plural:
metencephalons

Origin of Metencephalon

  • Ancient Greek meta, after, beyond, over + enkephalos, brain.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

MMEMET

Words Ending With

NONLON

Unscrambles

metencephalon

Words Starting With M and Ending With N

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13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With M13 Letter Words Ending With N