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MYELENCEPHALON
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Irregular inflected form: myelencephala
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("myelencephalon" is a kind of...):
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
Holonyms ("myelencephalon" is a part of...):
hindbrain; rhombencephalon (the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem)
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