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mesencephalon
n.
middle segment of the brain, midbrain (Anatomy)
Midbrain
The
midbrain or
mesencephalon (from the Greek
mesos,
middle, and
enkephalos,
brain) is a portion of the
central nervous system associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal (
alertness), and temperature regulation.
mesencephalon
Noun
1. the middle portion of the brain
(synonym) midbrain
(hypernym) neural structure
(part-holonym) brain, encephalon
(part-meronym) substantia nigra, nucleus niger, locus niger
Mesencephalon (das)
n.
mesencephalon, middle segment of the brain, midbrain (Anatomy)
Mesencephalon
(n.)
The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen. See Brain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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