Myelencephalon

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

  Myelencephalon \My`e*len*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL., from Gr. myelo`s
     marrow + E. encephalon.] (Anat.)
     (a) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis.
         Sometimes abbreviated to {myelencephal}.
     (b) The metencephalon. --Huxley.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  myelencephalon
       n : the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing
           vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults
       [also: {myelencephala} (pl)]