mesencephalon
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mes·en·ceph·a·lon
 (měz'ěn-sěf'ə-lŏn', měs'-) Pronunciation Key
n. The midbrain. mes'en·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk) adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| mesencephalon | |
noun | |
| the middle portion of the brain [syn: midbrain] |
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mesencephalon mes·en·ceph·a·lon (měz'ěn-sěf'ə-lŏn', měs'-)
n.
The portion of the vertebrate brain that develops from the middle section of the embryonic brain. Also called midbrain.
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Mesencephalon
Mes`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See Meso- and Encephalon.] (Anat.) The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen. See Brain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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