MYELENCEPHALON


Meaning of MYELENCEPHALON in English

— myelencephalic /muy'euh len'seuh fal"ik/ , adj.

/muy'euh len sef"euh lon'/ , n. , pl. myelencephalons, myelencephala /-leuh/ . Anat.

the posterior section of the hindbrain comprising the medulla oblongata.

[ 1835-45; MYEL- + ENCEPHALON ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .