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pontine flexure

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Main Entry: pontine flexure
Function: noun
: a flexure of the embryonic hindbrain that serves to delimit the developing cerebellum and medulla oblongata
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pontine flexure n.
The dorsally concave curvature of the embryonic rhombencephalon. Also called basicranial flexure, transverse rhombencephalic flexure.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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