mesencephalon
Meaning of mesencephalon
noun
another term for midbrain.
mid 19th century: from Greek mesos ‘middle’ + encephalon.
Information about mesencephalon
- It is a name.
- The plural form of mesencephalon is: mesencephalons.
- Languages in which mesencephalon is used:
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Hyphenation of mesencephalon
mes-en-cephalon
- It consists of 3 syllables and 13 chars.
- mesencephalon is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
mesencephalon synonyms
Meaning midbrain:
Words that rhyme with mesencephalon
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