Hindbrain

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hindbrain \Hind"brain`\, n. [Hind, adj. + brain.] (Anat.)
     The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain,
     including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes
     restricted to the epencephalon only.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hindbrain
       n : the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and
           brainstem [syn: {rhombencephalon}]