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afterbrain

noun

Etymology

From after- + brain, a calque of German Nachhirn.

  1. prefixed as afterbrain — “after + brain”

Definitions

  1. A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain

    A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon.

    • Below the hindbrain, in the vicinity of the afterbrain, the spinal furrow does not close, and there remains here an open passage-way to the contiguous lower portion.
    • From the evolutionary standpoint, the afterbrain will never develop if the forebrain makes all of the decisions.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for afterbrain. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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