Meanings
nounbrain stem (plural brain stems)
plural brain stems · alternative brainstem
- anatomyThe part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the cerebrum and the rest of the forebrain.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
Similar
brainstembrain-stem
Broader
neural structure
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic جِذْع الدِمَاغ
- جِذْع الدِمَاغ (jiḏʕ ad-dimāḡ)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Basque enbor entzefaliko
- enbor entzefalikopart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Bengali মস্তিষ্ককাণ্ড
- মস্তিষ্ককাণ্ড (mostiśkokanḍo)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Bulgarian продълговат мозък
- продълговат мозък (prodălgovat mozăk)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Catalan tronc de l'encèfal
- tronc de l'encèfalpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Chinese Mandarin 腦幹 /脑干
- 腦幹 /脑干 (nǎogàn)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Czech mozkový kmen
- mozkový kmenpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Danish hjernestamme
- hjernestammepart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Dutch hersenstam
- hersenstampart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Esperanto cerba trunko
- cerba trunkopart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Estonian ajutüvi
- ajutüvipart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Finnish aivorunko
- aivorunkopart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
French tronc cérébral
- tronc cérébralpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
German Hirnstamm
- Hirnstammpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Greek εγκεφαλικό στέλεχος
- εγκεφαλικό στέλεχος (egkefalikó stélechos)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Hebrew גזע המוח
- גזע המוח (geza‘ ha-mokha)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Hindi मस्तिष्क स्तंभ
- मस्तिष्क स्तंभ (mastiṣk stambh)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Hungarian agytörzs
- agytörzspart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Indonesian batang ogak
- batang ogakpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Italian tronco encefalico
- tronco encefalicopart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Japanese 脳幹
- 脳幹 (nōkan)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Korean 뇌줄기
- 뇌줄기 (noejulgi)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Latin truncus encephali, truncus cerebri
- truncus encephalipart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
- truncus cerebripart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Latvian smadzeņu stumbrs
- smadzeņu stumbrspart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Lithuanian galvos smegenų kamienas
- galvos smegenų kamienaspart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Malay batang otak
- batang otakpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Māori pūroro
- pūroropart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Norwegian Bokmål hjernestamme
- hjernestammepart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Persian ساقه مغز
- ساقه مغزpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Polish pień mózgu
- pień mózgupart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Portuguese tronco cerebral
- tronco cerebralpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Russian мозгово́й ствол
- мозгово́й ствол (mozgovój stvol)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Slovak mozgový kmeň
- mozgový kmeňpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Spanish tronco del encéfalo, tallo cerebral
- tronco del encéfalopart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
- tallo cerebralpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
- tallo encefálicopart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Swedish hjärnstammen
- hjärnstammenpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Tamil மூளைத்தண்டு
- மூளைத்தண்டு (mūḷaittaṇṭu)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Thai ก้านสมอง
- ก้านสมอง (gâan-sà-mɔ̌ɔng)part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Turkish beyin sapı
- beyin sapıpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Vietnamese cuống não, thân não
- cuống nãopart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
- thân nãopart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Welsh coesyn yr ymennydd
- coesyn yr ymennyddpart of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum
Cite this entry
APA
brain stem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain%20stem
MLA
“brain stem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain%20stem. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brain stem,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain%20stem.
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