Complete Definition of "midbrain"

English

Etymology

mid- + brain

Noun
en-noun

  1. Composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion), this part of the brain is located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia.

Synonyms
mesencephalon

Translations
trans-top|part of brain
Capeverdean Crioulo:
*Badiú: mezenséfalu m
*São Vicente: mezenséfalo m
Chinese, Simplified: 中�
Czech: st�ední mozek m
Danish: mesencephalon
Dutch: mesencephalon
Finnish: keskiaivot
French: mésencéphale m
German: Mittelhirn
Greek: με�εγκέ�αλο� (mesegkefalos, also accented as mesegkéfalos)
Italian: mesemcefalo m
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Japanese: 中�
Latin: mesencephalon
Lithuanian: vidurin�s smegenys
Macedonian: ��еден мозок (sreden mozok)
Norwegian: mesencephalon
Polish: sódmózgowie
Portuguese: mesencéfalo
Russian: ��едний мозг
Slovak: stredný mozog
Spanish: mesencéfalo
Swedish: mesencephalon
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Category:Anatomy

zh:midbrain

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