hindbrain

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hīnd′brān′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hind•brain  (hīnd′brān′),USA pronunciation n. [Anat.]
  1. Anatomythe most posterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue, including the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata;
    rhombencephalon.
  • hind1 + brain 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hindbrain / ˈhaɪndˌbreɪn/
  1. the nontechnical name for rhombencephalon
'hindbrain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
epencephalon - metencephalon - myelencephalon - rhombencephalon

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