midbrains

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A form of midbrain — A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).

Scrabble 14

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noun
  1. pluralplural of midbrain

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