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brainstem Definition

brain·stem (-stem′)

noun

a stalklike structure at the base of the brain that connects the spinal cord with the cerebrum and includes the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain

brainstem Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • stimulate: It includes the receiver and a number of electrodes that directly stimulate the brainstem.
  • know: The neurodegeneration, or neuronal cell loss, is specific to a region of the brainstem known as the substantia nigra pars compacta.

Adjective modifier

  • auditory: What is an auditory brainstem implant ( ABI )?
  • neonatal: Neonatal brainstem auditory evoked response recorded using maximum length sequences.
  • upper: Exploration of the role of the upper brainstem in motor control.

Modifies a noun

  • glioma: BACKGROUND: Brainstem glioma is a disease found primarily in children, with a median survival of only 9 to 12 months.
  • implant: Auditory brainstem implants have been used for adults who have suffered trauma to their hearing nerve which means that it is no longer useful.
  • response: Usually the auditory brainstem response will closely match the levels at which a child responds to sound.
  • death: There may be good reasons for considering brain-death or brainstem death to be the death of the person.
  • function: From the legal point of view death is now equated with irreversible loss of brainstem function.
  • nucleus: The team believe that vCJD affects some of these brainstem nuclei, which in turn affects RSA.