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hindbrain
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hindbrain has 1 sense
- hindbrain(n = noun.body) rhombencephalon - the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem; Array is a kind of neural structure
is a part of brain, encephalon
has particulars: metencephalon
has parts: cerebellum, myelencephalon
CIDE DICTIONARY
hindbrain, n. [Hind, adj. + brain.].
The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the epencephalon only. [1913 Webster]
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