Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Mesencephalon
Definitions for: Mesencephalon
[n] the middle portion of the brain
Webster (1913) Definition: Mes`en*ceph"a*lon, n. [NL. See Meso- and
Encephalon.] (Anat.)
The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes
abbreviated to mesen. See Brain.