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myelencephalon
[ mahy-uh-len-sef-uh-lon ]
noun
Anatomy.
plural myelencephalons, myelencephala
- the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
myelencephalon
/ ˌmaɪɪlɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn; ˌmaɪɪlɛnsəˈfælɪk /
noun
- the part of the embryonic hindbrain that develops into the medulla oblongata Nontechnical nameafterbrain
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Derived Forms
- myelencephalic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- ····· [mahy-, uh, -len-s, uh, -, fal, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of myelencephalon1
First recorded in 1835–45; myel- + encephalon
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Example Sentences
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A constriction also occurs in the hind vesicle or rhombencephalon, dividing it into an anterior part, the metencephalon, from which the cerebellum is developed, and a posterior or myelencephalon, the primitive medulla oblongata.
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