Brainstem
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- brain stembrain-stembrainstem
- alternatephrasing
- Brain StemBrain-Stem
- plural
- Brainstems
- possessive
- Brainstem's
- pluralpossessive
- Brainstems'