mesencephalon
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin, from Ancient Greek μέσος (mesos, “middle”) + ἐγκέφαλος (enkephalos, “cephalon, brain”); see also cephalon.
Noun [edit]
mesencephalon (plural mesencephalons)
- A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
