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midbrains

midbrains is the plural of midbrain.

Meaning of midbrain

Noun

midbrain (plural midbrains)

  1. A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
    • When the instinctive and subconscious world of the snake is confronted in initiation, the vital force of the snake rises and floods the second brain, the midbrain, the limbic ring.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 226
    Synonyms:
    mesencephalon

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What is midbrains the plural of?
Midbrains is the plural of midbrain.

Words near midbrains in the dictionary

  1. midbosses
  2. midbow
  3. midbowman
  4. midbowmen
  5. midbrain
  6. midbrains
  7. midbreakfast
  8. midbreath
  9. midbroad
  10. midbrow
  11. midbrows

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