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mesencephalon

[ mes-en-sef-uh-lon, -luhn, mez- ]

noun

, plural mes·en·ceph·a·la [mes-en-, sef, -, uh, -l, uh, mez-], mes·en·ceph·a·lons.
  1. Anatomy. the midbrain.

mesencephalon

/ ˌmɛsɛnsɪˈfælɪk; ˌmɛsɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn /

noun

  1. the part of the brain that develops from the middle portion of the embryonic neural tube Nontechnical namemidbrain Compare prosencephalon 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
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Derived Forms

  • mesencephalic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • mes·en·ce·phal·ic [mes-en-s, uh, -, fal, -ik, mez-], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mesencephalon1

First recorded in 1840–50; mes- + encephalon

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