See Also: metencephalon(medicine)
metencephalon(dictionary)

metencephalon (iou)



metencephalon noun. L19.
[from META- + ENCEPHALON.]
Anatomy. The part of the hindbrain comprising the cerebellum and the pons, between the myelencephalon and the mesencephalon; the part of the embryonic brain that develops into this.
,metence'phalic adjective L19.