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hindbrain definition

hind·brain (hīnd′brān′)

noun

  1. the hindmost part of the three primary divisions of the brain of a vertebrate embryo
  2. the part of the fully developed brain evolved from this, consisting of the entire rhombencephalon, or either of its subdivisions, the metencephalon and the myelencephalon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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