(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:26:04

Ep`en*ceph"a*lon (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. upon, near + brain.] Anat.

The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to epen.

 

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