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hind⋅brain

  [hahynd-breyn]
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–noun Anatomy.
the most posterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue, including the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata; rhombencephalon.
Origin:
1885–90; hind 1 + brain
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hind·brain   (hīnd'brān')   
n.  

  1. The portion of the embryonic brain from which the metencephalon and myelencephalon develop.

  2. The lower or hind region of the adult brain comprising the pons and medulla oblongata.

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Main Entry: hind·brain
Pronunciation: 'hIn(d)-"brAn
Function: noun
: the posterior division of the three primary divisions of the developingvertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata and that controls the autonomic functions and equilibrium called alsorhombencephalon; —see METENCEPHALON, MYELENCEPHALON
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hindbrain hind·brain (hīnd'brān')
n.
See rhombencephalon.

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hindbrain   (hīnd'brān')  Pronunciation Key 
The rearmost part of the vertebrate brain. In humans, it consists of the pons and the medulla oblongata. Compare forebrain, midbrain.
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