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my·e·len·ceph·a·lon | \ ˌmī-ə-len-ˈse-fə-ˌlän 
, -lən- \
, -lən- \Definition of myelencephalon
: the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the medulla oblongata
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myelencephalic \ ˌmī-ə-ˌlen(t)-sə-ˈfa-lik \ adjective
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myelencephalon
nounmy·el·en·ceph·a·lon | \ ˌmī-ə-len-ˈsef-ə-ˌlän, -lən \
\Medical Definition of myelencephalon
: the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the medulla oblongata
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myelencephalic \ -ˌlen(t)-sə-ˈfal-ik \ adjective
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