myelencephalon

[ mahy-uh-len-sef-uh-lon ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural my·el·en·ceph·a·lons, my·el·en·ceph·a·la [mahy-, uh, -len-, sef, -, uh, -l, uh].

1. the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.

myelencephalon

/ ˌmaɪɪlɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn; ˌmaɪɪlɛnsəˈfælɪk /

noun

1. the part of the embryonic hindbrain that develops into the medulla oblongata Nontechnical nameafterbrain

Derived Forms

• myelencephalic, adjective

Other Words From

• my·el·en·ce·phal·ic [mahy-, uh, -len-s, uh, -, fal, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of myelencephalon¹

First recorded in 1835–45; myel- + encephalon

Example Sentences

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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