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myelencephalon

[ mahy-uh-len-sef-uh-lon ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural myelencephalons, myelencephala
  1. the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.


myelencephalon

/ ˌmaɪɪlɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn; ˌmaɪɪlɛnsəˈfælɪk /

noun

  1. the part of the embryonic hindbrain that develops into the medulla oblongata Nontechnical nameafterbrain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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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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