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myelencephalon
[mahy-uh-len-sef-uh-lon]
noun
Anatomy.
plural
myelencephalons, myelencephalathe posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
myelencephalon
/ ˌmaɪɪlɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn, ˌmaɪɪlɛnsəˈfælɪk /
noun
Nontechnical name: afterbrain.the part of the embryonic hindbrain that develops into the medulla oblongata
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Other Word Forms
- myelencephalic adjective
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Word 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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