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The part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
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metencephalon
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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 ...
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n. the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum [also: metencephala (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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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.
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n. (context anatomy English) the portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.