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myelencephalon

myelencephalon noun: the portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata.

myelencephalon: the portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata
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Noun

myelencephalon (plural myelencephala)

  1. The portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata.
    Synonyms:
    afterbrain

myelencephalon meaning in Tamil

myelencephalon in Tamil

பின்கடை மூளை

Synonyms of myelencephalon

Forms of myelencephalon

pluralmyelencephala

Origin of myelencephalon

From myelo- (“marrow”) + encephalon.

Words formed from myelencephalon

Questions about myelencephalon

What does myelencephalon mean?
Myelencephalon means the portion of the brain composed of the medulla oblongata.
What is myelencephalon in Tamil?
Myelencephalon in Tamil is பின்கடை மூளை. See Myelencephalon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is myelencephalon?
Myelencephalon is a noun.
What is the plural of myelencephalon?
The plural of myelencephalon is myelencephala.

Words near myelencephalon in the dictionary

  1. myeks
  2. myel-
  3. myelasthenia
  4. myelencephala
  5. myelencephalic
  6. myelencephalon
  7. myelencephalous
  8. myelin
  9. myelin protein zero
  10. myelin sheath
  11. myelin sheaths

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Adapted from Wiktionary: myelencephalon (page history and authors); myelencephalon (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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