noun
the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
• Syn: ↑rhombencephalon
• Hypernyms: ↑neural structure
• Hyponyms: ↑metencephalon
• Part Holonyms: ↑brain, ↑encephalon
• Part Meronyms: ↑cerebellum, ↑myelencephalon
Useful english dictionary. 2012.