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Definition of Metencephalon
1. Noun. The part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum.
Definition of Metencephalon
1. n. The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.
Definition of Metencephalon
1. Noun. (anatomy) the portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise. ¹
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Definition of Metencephalon
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Medical Definition of Metencephalon
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Metencephalon
Literary usage of Metencephalon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Early Embryology of the Chick by Bradley Merrill Patten (1920)
"The metencephalon.—The boundary between the mesencephalon and metencephalon is
... The caudal boundary of the metencephalon is not definitely defined. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"Before printing the paper above named, I desire to ascertain when and by whom
that region of the brain was first called metencephalon ; incidentally, also, ..."
3. A Laboratory Manual and Text-book of Embryology by Charles William Prentiss (1915)
"The metencephalon.—Cranial to the lateral recesses of the fourth ventricle the
cells of the alar plate proliferate ventrally and form the numerous and ..."
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