'Mesencephalon' definitions:
Definition of 'mesencephalon'
From: WordNet
noun
The middle portion of the brain [syn: midbrain, mesencephalon]
Definition of 'Mesencephalon'
From: GCIDE
- Mesencephalon \Mes`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See Meso- and Encephalon.] (Anat.) The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen. See Brain. [1913 Webster]