afterbrain
afterbrain noun: a posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon.
Noun
afterbrain (plural afterbrains)
- 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
- From the evolutionary standpoint, the afterbrain will never develop if the forebrain makes all of the decisions.1961, Analog Science Fact, Science Fiction - Volume 68
- Synonyms:
- hindbrain
Examples of afterbrain in a sentence
- [...] Ehrlingarns call the “afterbrain”.2001, Dennis Smith, Crystals:
- The division in the fore-, middle- and afterbrain is based on the development of the human brain during the embryogenesis.2012, Victoria Wells, G. R. Foxall, Handbook of Developments in Consumer Behaviour:
Synonyms of afterbrain
Forms of afterbrain
| plural | afterbrains |
|---|---|
| alternative form | after-brain |
Origin of afterbrain
From after- + brain, a calque of German Nachhirn.
Questions about afterbrain
- What does afterbrain mean?
- Afterbrain means a posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon.
- How do you use afterbrain in a sentence?
- [...] Ehrlingarns call the “afterbrain”.
- What part of speech is afterbrain?
- Afterbrain is a noun.
- What is the plural of afterbrain?
- The plural of afterbrain is afterbrains.
Words near afterbrain in the dictionary
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