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afterbrains

afterbrains is the plural 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

Questions about afterbrains

What is afterbrains the plural of?
Afterbrains is the plural of afterbrain.

Words near afterbrains in the dictionary

  1. afterbites
  2. afterbodies
  3. afterbody
  4. afterborn
  5. afterbrain
  6. afterbrains
  7. afterbrow
  8. afterbrows
  9. afterburden
  10. afterburdens
  11. afterburn

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