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hindbrain

/'haɪnd,breɪn/

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noun
the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
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rhombencephalon

type of:
neural structure

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brain encephalon

Definition that contains hindbrain

myelencephalon the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults
paleocerebellum the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals
metencephalon the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum