midbrain

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪdˌbreɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mid′brān′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mid•brain  (mid′brān′),USA pronunciation n. [Anat.]
  1. Anatomythe middle 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;
    mesencephalon.
  • mid- + brain 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
midbrain / ˈmɪdˌbreɪn/
  1. the nontechnical name for mesencephalon
'midbrain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aqueduct of Sylvius - archencephalon - brainstem - cerebrum - hypothalamus - mesencephalon - pons - substantia nigra

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