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单词 hindbrain
释义

hindbrain

[ hahynd-breyn ]
/ ˈhaɪndˌbreɪn /

noun Anatomy.

the most posterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue, including the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata; rhombencephalon.

Origin of hindbrain

First recorded in 1885–90; hind1 + brain

Words nearby hindbrain

Hinayanist, Hinckley, hincty, hind, Hindafell, hindbrain, Hindemith, Hindenburg, Hindenburg line, hinder, Hindfell
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Example sentences from the Web for hindbrain

  • In the nervous system the small size of the hindbrain or cerebellum is noticeable.

    Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
  • Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.

    Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for hindbrain

hindbrain
/ (ˈhaɪndˌbreɪn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for rhombencephalon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for hindbrain

hindbrain
[ hīndbrān′ ]

n.

rhombencephalon
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for hindbrain

hindbrain
[ hīndbrān′ ]

The rearmost part of the vertebrate brain. In humans, it consists of the pons and the medulla oblongata. Compare forebrain midbrain.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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