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Definition: EPENCEPHALON

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to epen.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Epencephalon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epencephalon \Ep`en*ceph"a*lon\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression 'epi` upon, near brain.]. (references)

Definition: EPENCEPHALON

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to epen.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EPENCEPHALON" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epencephalon \Ep`en*ceph"a*lon\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression 'epi` upon, near brain.]. (references)