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metencephala

metencephala is the plural of metencephalon.

Meaning of metencephalon

Noun

metencephalon (plural metencephalons or metencephala)

  1. The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.

Questions about metencephala

What is metencephala the plural of?
Metencephala is the plural of metencephalon.

Words near metencephala in the dictionary

  1. metempsychosizes
  2. metempsychosizing
  3. metempsychotic
  4. metempsychotically
  5. metemptosis
  6. metencephala
  7. metencephalic
  8. metencephalin
  9. metencephalins
  10. metencephalon
  11. metencephalons

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