midbrain

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Noun

midbrain (plural midbrains)

1. (neuroanatomy) 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).

Synonyms

• mesencephalon

Translations

• French: mésencéphale
• German: Mittelhirn
• Italian: mesemcefalo
• Portuguese: mesencéfalo
• Russian: сре́дний мозг
• Spanish: mesencéfalo

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