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English
wikipedia|Mesencephalon

Etymology

Latin from Greek mesos inner and encephalos'' cephalon, brain literally midbrain

Noun
en-noun

1. Composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion), this part of the brain is located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia.

Synonyms
midbrain

• 2007-12-17 05:36 - DCDuring - sep from midbrain

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