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The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal.

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  1. n. The brain and spinal cord; the spinal">cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal.
  2. n. The metencephalon.
  3. n. the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults
  4. (a) The brain and spinal cord; the spinal">cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal. (b) The metencephalon. Huxley.
  5. n. the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults