Definitions for hindbrain

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hindbrain hind·brain

Spelling: [hahynd-breyn]

IPA: /ˈhaɪndˌbreɪn/

Hindbrain is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 210 anagrams from letters in hindbrain (abdhiinnr).

Definitions for hindbrain

noun

1. the most posterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue, including the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata; rhombencephalon.

Origin of hindbrain

First recorded in 1885-90; hind¹ + brain

Examples for hindbrain

Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.

In the nervous system the small size of the hindbrain or cerebellum is noticeable.