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myelencephalon
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
my·el·en·ceph·a·lon       [mahy-uh-len-sef-uh-lon] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -lons, -la       [-luh] Pronunciation Key. Anatomy.
the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.
[Origin: 1835–45; myel- + encephalon]

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my·el·en·ce·phal·ic       [mahy-uh-len-suh-fal-ik] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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my·e·len·ceph·a·lon       (mī'ə-lěn-sěf'ə-lŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The posterior portion of the embryonic hindbrain, from which the medulla oblongata develops.
  2. The medulla oblongata of the adult brain.

my'e·len·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk) adj.
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myelencephalon

noun
the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults 

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myelencephalon my·e·len·ceph·a·lon (mī'ə-lěn-sěf'ə-lŏn')
n.
The posterior portion of the embryonic hindbrain, from which the medulla oblongata develops.

my'e·len·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk) adj.

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Myelencephalon

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

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