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met·en·ceph·a·lon       [met-en-sef-uh-lon] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -lons, -la       [-luh] Pronunciation Key. Anatomy.
the anterior section of the hindbrain, comprising the cerebellum and pons.
[Origin: 1870–75; met- + encephalon]

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met·en·ce·phal·ic       [met-en-suh-fal-ik] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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met·en·ceph·a·lon       (mět'ěn-sěf'ə-lŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. met·en·ceph·a·la (-lə)
  1. The anterior part of the embryonic hindbrain, which gives rise to the cerebellum and pons.
  2. The cerebellum and pons of the adult brain.

met'en·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk) adj.
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metencephalon

noun
the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum 

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metencephalon met·en·ceph·a·lon (mět'ěn-sěf'ə-lŏn')
n.
The anterior part of the embryonic hindbrain, which gives rise to the cerebellum and pons.

met'en·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk) adj.

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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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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