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mesencephalon

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Noun
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mes=en=ceph=a=lon

CIDE DICTIONARY

mesencephalonn. [NL. See Meso- and Encephalon.].
     The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen. See Brain.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

mesencephalon, n. the part of the brain developing from the middle of the primitive or embryonic brain. Also called MIDBRAIN.

Etymology
Gk mesos middle + encephalon brain: see ENCEPHALIC

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