English Explanatory Dictionary

afterbrain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

afterbrain afterbrains after-brain

Etymology

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

Synonyms

hindbrain

Related words

midbrain middlebrain
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