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Meaning of midbrain | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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).

Equivalents

Čeština střední mozek
Deutsch Mittelhirn
Ελληνικά μεσεγκέφαλος
Español mesencéfalo
Suomi keskiaivot
Gaeilge lárinchinn
Italiano mesemcefalo
日本語 中脳
한국어 중간뇌 중뇌
Português mesencéfalo
Русский средний мозг
Tiếng Việt não giữa trung não

Examples

“When the instinctive and subconscious world of the snake is confronted in initiation, the vital force of the snake rises and floods the second brain, the midbrain, the limbic ring.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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