MYELENCEPHALA

MYELENCEPHALON

myelencephalon

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

myelencephala

plural of myelencephalon

Source: Wiktionary


My`e*len*ceph"a*la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Myelencephalon.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Same as Vertebrata.

MYELENCEPHALON

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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