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rhombencephalon


rhomb·en·ceph·a·lon

noun \ˌräm-(ˌ)ben-ˈse-fə-ˌlän, -lən\

Definition of RHOMBENCEPHALON

: hindbrain 1

Origin of RHOMBENCEPHALON

New Latin
First Known Use: 1897

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