metencephalicadj.
/ˌmɛtɛnsᵻˈfalɪk/, /ˌmɛtɛnkɛˈfalɪk/, /ˌmɛtɛŋkɛˈfalɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛdənsəˈfælɪk/ Anatomy and Zoology.
Of or relating to the metencephalon.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Metencephalic, of or pertaining to the metencephalon, in either sense.
1899 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1024 The metencephalic fossa of the Pygopodes.
1980 Gray's Anat. (ed. 36) ii. 163/2 The laminae of its cranial (metencephalic) and caudal (myelencephalic) slopes are opposed to each other.
1999 Jrnl. Child Neurol. 14 570 Both mesencephalic and metencephalic elements take part in normal cerebellar development.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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