MIDBRAIN


Meaning of MIDBRAIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmid-ˌbrān ]

noun

Date: 1864

: the middle of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain between the forebrain and hindbrain that includes the tectum, tegmentum, and substantia nigra — called also mesencephalon — see brain illustration

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