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The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.

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  1. n. The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.
  2. n. the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
  3. The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.
  4. The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; theafterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.
  5. n. the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum