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after-brain

after-brain is the alternative form of afterbrain.

Meaning of afterbrain

Noun

afterbrain (plural afterbrains)

  1. A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon.
    • Below the hindbrain, in the vicinity of the afterbrain, the spinal furrow does not close, and there remains here an open passage-way to the contiguous lower portion.1904, Leonard Landois, Albert Philson Brubaker, Text-book of Human Physiology
    Synonyms:
    hindbrain

Forms of after-brain

pluralafter-brains

Questions about after-brain

What is after-brain the alternative form of?
After-brain is the alternative form of afterbrain.

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