Meanings
nounhindbrain (plural hindbrains)
plural hindbrains
- anatomyThe posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla; the rhombencephalon
Synonyms: rhombencephalon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla; the rhombencephalon
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nounthe posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
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Broader
neural structure
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Origin
Translations
Basque erronbentzefalo
- erronbentzefalohindbrain
Czech zadní mozek
- zadní mozekhindbrain
Dutch ruithersenen
- ruithersenenhindbrain
Finnish taka-aivot, ruutuaivot
- taka-aivothindbrain
- ruutuaivothindbrain
French rhombencéphale, cerveau postérieur
- rhombencéphalehindbrain
- cerveau postérieurhindbrain
German Rautenhirn
- Rautenhirnhindbrain
Greek ρομβεγκέφαλος
- ρομβεγκέφαλος (romvegkéfalos)hindbrain
Italian rombencefalo
- rombencefalohindbrain
Latin rhombencephalon
- rhombencephalonhindbrain
Polish tyłomózgowie
- tyłomózgowiehindbrain
Portuguese rombencéfalo
- rombencéfalohindbrain
Russian задни́й мозг
- задни́й мозг (zadníj mozg)hindbrain
Slovak zadný mozog, kosohranový mozog
- zadný mozoghindbrain
- kosohranový mozoghindbrain
Spanish rombencéfalo
- rombencéfalohindbrain
Swedish bakhjärna, rombencefalon
- bakhjärnahindbrain
- rombencefalonhindbrain
Tagalog likurangutak
- likurangutakhindbrain
Turkish art beyin
- art beyinhindbrain
Welsh ôl-ymennydd
- ôl-ymennyddhindbrain
Cite this entry
APA
hindbrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindbrain
MLA
“hindbrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindbrain. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hindbrain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindbrain.
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