Definitions for brainstem

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brainstem brain·stem

Spelling: [breyn-stem]

IPA: /ˈbreɪnˌstɛm/

Brainstem is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 974 anagrams from letters in brainstem (abeimnrst).

Definitions for brainstem

noun

1. the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.

Origin of brainstem

First recorded in 1875-80; brain + stem¹

Examples for brainstem

Brain death implies the complete and permanent absence of neurological function in the cortex and the brainstem.