Word: mesencephalon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mes
en
ceph
a
lon
Definition: A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
Morphemes:
Affix: mesencephalon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέσος
Language: grc
Decoded: mesos
Meaning: middle
Affix: ἐν-
Language: grc
Decoded: en-
Meaning: in
Affix: κεφᾰλή
Language: grc
Decoded: kephale
Meaning: head
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Genitive singular of consonant-stem or uncontracted