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rhombencephalon

Syllabification: (rhom·ben·ceph·a·lon)

Pronunciation: /ˌrämˌbenˈsefəˌlän, -lən/

Definition of rhombencephalon

noun

Anatomy

another term for hindbrain.

Origin:

late 19th century: from rhomb + encephalon

rhombencephalon in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of rhombencephalon in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

rhodophyte
rhodopsin
rhodora
rhomb
rhomb.
rhombencephalon
rhombi
rhombohedral
rhombohedron
rhomboid
rhomboideus

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ludology

/ lo͞oˈdäləjē

noun

the study of games and gaming, especially video games …

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