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parencephalon

parencephalon noun: the cerebellum.

Noun

parencephalon (plural parencephala)

  1. The cerebellum.

Forms of parencephalon

pluralparencephala

Origin of parencephalon

From par- + encephalon.

Questions about parencephalon

What does parencephalon mean?
Parencephalon means the cerebellum.
What part of speech is parencephalon?
Parencephalon is a noun.
What is the plural of parencephalon?
The plural of parencephalon is parencephala.

Words near parencephalon in the dictionary

  1. paremptosis
  2. paren
  3. parencephala
  4. parencephalitis
  5. parencephalocele
  6. parencephalon
  7. parenchym
  8. parenchyma
  9. parenchymal
  10. parenchymally
  11. parenchymas

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