mesencephalon

n. 中脑 [医] 中脑

发音

/ˌmɛzənˈsɛfələn/
/ˌmɛzənˈsɛfəlɒn/

词形变化

mesencephala mesencephalons 复数 mesencephalons mesencephala 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

midbrain

部分词 3

inferior colliculus substantia nigra superior colliculus

整体词 2

brain encephalon

词源

From mes- + encephalon.

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