Metencephalon

2 definitions found

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

  Metencephalon \Met`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [Met- + encephalon.]
     (Anat.)
     The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the
     afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  metencephalon
       n : the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and
           the cerebellum
       [also: {metencephala} (pl)]