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Metencephalon

The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.

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Hindbrain 76% connected

The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the epencephalon o…

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Adrenal medulla noun · 78% connection

the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine

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Bulbar adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to bulb; especially, in medicine, pertaining to the bulb of the spinal cord, or medulla oblongata; as, bulbar paralys…

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Catecholamine noun · 78% connection

any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland

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Cerebellum noun · 78% connection

The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.

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Cerebroscopy noun · 78% connection

Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by exami…

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Cerebrum noun · 78% connection

anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans

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Coenurus noun · 78% connection

The larval stage of a tapeworm (Taenia coenurus) which forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the fatal disease known a…

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Cranium noun · 78% connection

The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the br…

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Crus noun · 78% connection

Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of the diaphragm, a pai…

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Dura mater unknown · 78% connection

The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- freque…

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Epencephalon noun · 78% connection

The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to epen.

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FMRI noun · 78% connection

a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain

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Forebrain noun · 78% connection

The anterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the prosencephalon and thalamencephalon. Sometimes restricted to…

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging noun · 78% connection

a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain

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Gyrus noun · 78% connection

A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See Brain.

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Hindgut noun · 78% connection

The posterior part of the alimentary canal, including the rectum, and sometimes the large intestine also.

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Hydrocephalus noun · 78% connection

An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium, especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the brain. It is…

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Lobe noun · 78% connection

A round projecting part of an organ, as of the liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of Brain.

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