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Noun: mesencephalon  ,me,sen'se-fu,lón or ,me,sen'se-fu-lun or ,mee-zun'se-fu,lón
  1. The middle portion of the brain
    - midbrain

Derived forms: mesencephalons

Type of: neural structure

Part of: brain, encephalon

Encyclopedia: Mesencephalon

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