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meselry |
mesembryanthemum |
mesembryanthemum crystallinum |
mesembryanthemum edule |
mesencephalic |
mesencephalon
| mesenchyma
| mesenchyme
| mesenteric
| mesenteric artery
| mesenteric plexus
mesencephalon
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mesencephalon has 1 sense
- mesencephalon(n = noun.body) midbrain - the middle portion of the brain; Array is a kind of neural structure
is a part of brain, encephalon
has parts: locus niger, nucleus niger, substantia nigra, superior colliculus, inferior colliculus
CIDE DICTIONARY
The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen . See Brain. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mesencephalon, n. the part of the brain developing from the middle of the primitive or embryonic brain. Also called MIDBRAIN.
Etymology
Gk mesos middle + encephalon brain: see ENCEPHALIC
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