midbrain

[ mid-breyn ]
/ ˈmɪdˌbreɪn /

noun Anatomy.

the middle 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; mesencephalon.

Origin of midbrain

First recorded in 1870–75; mid- + brain

Words nearby midbrain

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British Dictionary definitions for midbrain

midbrain
/ (ˈmɪdˌbreɪn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for mesencephalon

Medical definitions for midbrain

midbrain
[ mĭd′brān′ ]

n.

mesencephalon

Scientific definitions for midbrain

midbrain
[ mĭd′brān′ ]

The middle part of the vertebrate brain. In most animals except mammals, the midbrain processes sensory information. In mammals, it serves primarily to connect the forebrain with the hindbrain. Compare forebrain hindbrain.