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Answer for the clue "The part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum ", 13 letters:
metencephalon

Word definitions for metencephalon in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The metencephalon is the embryonic part of the hindbrain that differentiates into the pons and the cerebellum . It contains a portion of the fourth ventricle and the trigeminal nerve (CN V), abducens nerve (CN VI), facial nerve (CN VII), and a portion of ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum [also: metencephala (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Metencephalon \Met`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [Met- + encephalon.] (Anat.) The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) the portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.