hindbrain
hindbrain noun: the posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla; the rhombencephalon.
Noun
hindbrain (plural hindbrains)
- The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla; the rhombencephalon
- Synonyms:
- rhombencephalon
hindbrain meaning in Bengali, Gujarati and Tagalog
hindbrain in Bengali
- মস্তিষ্কের পেছনের অংশ, রম্বেনসেফালন
hindbrain in Gujarati
- hindbrain
- પશ્ચમસ્તિષ્ક paścamastiṣk
hindbrain in Tagalog
- hindbrain
- likurangutak
Synonyms of hindbrain
Forms of hindbrain
| plural | hindbrains |
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Origin of hindbrain
From hind + brain.
Questions about hindbrain
- What does hindbrain mean?
- Hindbrain means the posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla; the rhombencephalon.
- What is hindbrain in Bengali?
- Hindbrain in Bengali is মস্তিষ্কের পেছনের অংশ, রম্বেনসেফালন. See Hindbrain meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is hindbrain?
- Hindbrain is a noun.
- What is the plural of hindbrain?
- The plural of hindbrain is hindbrains.
Words near hindbrain in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hindbrain (page history and authors); hindbrain (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); પશ્ચમસ્તિષ્ક (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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