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midbrain

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).

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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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See also

midbreath midcalf midcap midcard midcarder midcareer

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