hindbrain

[ hahynd-breyn ]
/ ˈhaɪndˌbreɪn /

noun Anatomy.

the most posterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue, including the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata; rhombencephalon.

Origin of hindbrain

First recorded in 1885–90; hind1 + brain

Words nearby hindbrain

hind shank, hind tit, hind wing, hind., hindafell, hindbrain, hindemith, hindenburg, hindenburg line, hinder, hindfell

Example sentences from the Web for hindbrain

  • In the nervous system the small size of the hindbrain or cerebellum is noticeable.

    Elementary Zoology, Second Edition |Vernon L. Kellogg

  • Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.

    Little Brother |Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for hindbrain

hindbrain
/ (ˈhaɪndˌbreɪn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for rhombencephalon

Medical definitions for hindbrain

hindbrain
[ hīnd′brān′ ]

n.

rhombencephalon

Scientific definitions for hindbrain

hindbrain
[ hīnd′brān′ ]

The rearmost part of the vertebrate brain. In humans, it consists of the pons and the medulla oblongata. Compare forebrain midbrain.