2 definitions found 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)]
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