- mesencephala
- 'mezn'terɪk ,-sn- n. middle segment of the brain, midbrain (Anatomy)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
mesencephala
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mesencephalon — mesencephalic /mes en seuh fal ik, mez /, adj. /mes en sef euh lon , leuhn, mez /, n., pl. mesencephala / leuh/, mesencephalons. Anat. the midbrain. [1840 50; MES + ENCEPHALON] * * * … Universalium
mesencephalon — /mɛsɛnˈsɛfəlɒn/ (say mesen sefuhlon) noun (plural mesencephala /mɛsɛnˈsɛfələ/ (say mesen sefuhluh)) the middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. {New Latin. See mes , encephalon} –mesencephalic /ˌmɛsɛnsəˈfælɪk/ (say .mesensuh falik), adjective …
mesencephalon — [mes΄en sef′ə län΄, mez΄en sef′ə län΄] n. pl. mesencephala [mes΄en sef΄ələ] [ModL: see MESO & ENCEPHALON] MIDBRAIN mesencephalic [mes΄ensə fal′ik, mez΄ensə fal′ik] adj … English World dictionary
