myelencephalon

noun

my·e·len·ceph·a·lon ˌmī-ə-len-ˈse-fə-ˌlän

-lən-

: the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the medulla oblongata

myelencephalic

ˌmī-ə-ˌlen(t)-sə-ˈfa-lik

adjective

Etymology

earlier, as a name for the cerebrospinal axis of vertebrates, from myel- + encephalon, perhaps after French myélencéphale

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of myelencephalon was in 1871

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“Myelencephalon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myelencephalon. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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myelencephalon

noun

my·el·en·ceph·a·lon ˌmī-ə-len-ˈsef-ə-ˌlän, -lən

: the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the medulla oblongata

myelencephalic

-ˌlen(t)-sə-ˈfal-ik

adjective

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