rhombencephalon

[ rom-ben-sef-uh-lon, -luhn ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural rhom·ben·ceph·a·lons, rhom·ben·ceph·a·la [rom-ben-, sef, -, uh, -l, uh].

1. the hindbrain.

rhombencephalon

/ ˌrɒmbɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn /

noun

1. the part of the brain that develops from the posterior portion of the embryonic neural tube and comprises the cerebellum, pons, and the medulla oblongata Nontechnical namehindbrain Compare mesencephalon prosencephalon

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhombencephalon¹

From German, dating back to 1895–1900; rhomb, encephalon

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhombencephalon¹

C20: from rhombus + 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.

From Project Gutenberg

The single cavity seen in Amphioxus is here subdivided into three: an anterior or prosencephalon, a middle or mesencephalon, and a hinder or rhombencephalon.

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