metencephalon noun. [mɛtɛn'sɛfǝlɒn, -'kɛf-] 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.

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