rhombencephalon

noun rhomb·en·ceph·a·lon \ˌräm-(ˌ)ben-ˈse-fə-ˌlän, -lən\

Definition of RHOMBENCEPHALON

New Latin

First Known Use: 1897

Medical Dictionary

noun rhomb·en·ceph·a·lon \ˌräm-(ˌ)ben-ˈsef-ə-ˌlän, -lən\

plural rhomb·en·ceph·a·la \-lə\

—rhomb·en·ce·phal·ic \-sə-ˈfal-ik\ adjective

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