Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afterbrain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter-brain
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon.

Example Sentences

"Below the hindbrain, in the vicinity of the afterbrain, the spinal furrow does not close, and there remains here an open passage-way to the contiguous lower portion."
"From the evolutionary standpoint, the afterbrain will never develop if the forebrain makes all of the decisions."
"[...] Ehrlingarns call the “afterbrain”. It is where telepathy and telekinesis are controlled. Telepaths have that organ greafly enlarged. In fact, some of them have trouble with it pinching off nerve impulses between the body and the cerebrum."
"The division in the fore-, middle- and afterbrain is based on the development of the human brain during the embryogenesis."

Etymology

From after- + brain, a calque of German Nachhirn.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: after

Inflected Forms

afterbrains (plural) after-brain (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

midbrain middlebrain forebrain

Synonyms

hindbrain

Questions

What does afterbrain mean?: A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon.
Where does afterbrain come from?: From after- + brain, a calque of German Nachhirn.

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