hindbrain Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
    rhombencephalon.

WordNet

Hind"brain` noun
Etymology
Hind, adj. + brain.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the epencephalon only.

Webster 1913