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hindbrain

/hahynd-breyn/US // ˈhaɪndˌbreɪn //UK // (ˈhaɪndˌbreɪn) //

后脑,后脑勺,後腦,腹肌

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Anatomy.

    • : the most posterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue, including the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata; rhombencephalon.

Examples

  • Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.

  • In the nervous system the small size of the hindbrain or cerebellum is noticeable.