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菱脳 (りょうのう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

菱りょう脳のう

りょ

う

の

う

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

rhombencephalon; hindbrain

Anatomical term for the embryonic hindbrain, which develops into the metencephalon and myelencephalon. Used in medical and biological contexts.

See also: 後脳

菱りょう脳のうは後こう脳のうと髄ずい脳のうに分ぶん化かする。
The rhombencephalon differentiates into the metencephalon and myelencephalon.

Kanji

菱diamond (shape), water chestnut, rhombus
脳brain, memory

Similar words

後こう脳のう
後脳 (metencephalon) is a subdivision of the hindbrain; 菱脳 is the broader embryonic structure.

Etymology

Compound of 菱 (ryō, 'diamond') and 脳 (nō, 'brain'), referring to the rhomboid shape of the embryonic hindbrain. The term is a direct anatomical calque.