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afterbrain

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Definitions

  1. A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon.

Word origin

From after- + brain, a calque of German Nachhirn.

Used in a sentence

  • Below the hindbrain, in the vicinity of the afterbrain, the spinal furrow does not close, and there remains here an open passage-way to the contiguous lower portion.
  • From the evolutionary standpoint, the afterbrain will never develop if the forebrain makes all of the decisions.
  • The division in the fore-, middle- and afterbrain is based on the development of the human brain during the embryogenesis.

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