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Meaning of mesencephalon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌmɛzənˈsɛfələn/

Definitions

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).

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

mesenchyma mesenchymal cell mesenchymal epithelium mesenchymal stem cell mesenchymal tissue mesenchymalization

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