Usually means: Hindbrain region, includes cerebellum, medulla.
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  1. epencephalon: Merriam-Webster
  2. epencephalon: Collins English Dictionary
  3. epencephalon: Wordnik
  4. epencephalon: Wiktionary
  5. epencephalon: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. epencephalon: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Epencephalon, epencephalon: Dictionary.com
  8. Epencephalon: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. epencephalon: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. Epencephalon: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. epencephalon: FreeDictionary.org
  12. epencephalon: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  2. epencephalon: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (anatomy, archaic) the hindbrain.

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palaeoencephalon, paleencephalon, archencephalon, paleoencephalon, epigaster, archopallium, paleopallium, epicœne, archipallium, arhinencephalia, more...

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palaeoencephalon, paleencephalon, archencephalon, paleoencephalon, epigaster, archopallium, paleopallium, epicœne, archipallium, arhinencephalia, more...



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