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METENCEPHALON
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Irregular inflected form: metencephala
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("metencephalon" is a kind of...):
hindbrain; rhombencephalon (the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem)
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