midbrain

noun

Meaning

A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).

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Related words

mesencephalon(English)tegmentum(English)afterbrain(English)mesopontine(English)thalamencephalon(English)betweenbrain(English)ventral tegmentum(English)'tweenbrain(English)

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