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Definition of Hindbrain
1. Noun. The posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem.
Generic synonyms: Neural Structure
Group relationships: Brain, Encephalon
Specialized synonyms: Metencephalon
Terms within: Cerebellum, Myelencephalon
Definition of Hindbrain
1. n. The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the epencephalon only.
Definition of Hindbrain
1. Noun. (anatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hindbrain
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Medical Definition of Hindbrain
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hindbrain
Literary usage of Hindbrain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anatomy of the Domestic Fowl by Benjamin Franklyn Kaupp (1918)
"The rest of the hindbrain is provided with a transparent roof and constitutes
the myelencephalon, or the rudimentary medulla ob- ..."
2. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1915)
"The hindbrain is markedly enlarged in its vertical diameter. The pontine angle
has increased in prominence. The first hindbrain segment (31) is broad and ..."
3. The Alligator and Its Allies by Albert Moore Reese (1915)
"The hindbrain itself has the usual triangular cross-section, with thick lateral
... Close to the ventral side of the hindbrain lies the notochord (nf), ..."
4. Joint Documents ... for the Year by Michigan Legislature (1891)
"Behind the midbrain separated from it by the constriction con2, is the third
enlargement, the primary hindbrain (bb). Behind the hindbrain the central ..."
5. The First Year of Science by John Charles Hessler (1915)
"It communicates with the body through the midbrain, hindbrain, and spinal cord,
... The hindbrain consists of the cerebellum, pons, and bulb. ..."
6. Syllabus of Lectures on Human Embryology: An Introduction to the Study of by Walter Porter Manton (1906)
"The first of these vesicles is known as the Fore- brain, the second as the
Midbrain, and the third as the hindbrain. These vesicles occupy about one-half of ..."
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