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hindbrain

/'h/aI/nd,br/eI/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem

noun.body

Synonyms rhombencephalon

Source: WordNet 3.0
The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the <i>epencephalon</i> only.

noun

Source: webster1913