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Definition of: myelencephalon
(mī′ə·len·sef′ə·lon) noun Anat.
The afterbrain; the posterior part of the rhom-bencephalon or that portion of the medulla oblongata lying behind the pons Varolii and cerebellum. [<MYEL(O) + ENCEPHALON]
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