hindbrain
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1. the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | neural structure, |
| definition | : | a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | metencephalon, |
| definition | : | the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | cerebellum, |
| definition | : | a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | myelencephalon, |
| definition | : | the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | brain, encephalon, |
| definition | : | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord (noun.body) |
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