midbrain en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *mregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-n̥ Proto-Indo-European *mrógʰ-n̥ ~ *mrégʰ-n̥-s Proto-Germanic *bragną Proto-West Germanic *bragn Old English bræġn Middle English brayn English brain English midbrain From mid- + brain.
Meanings
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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).
When the instinctive and subconscious world of the snake is confronted in initiation, the vital force of the snake rises and floods the second brain, the midbrain, the limbic ring.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 226:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| middlebrain | alternative | lexicographic | |
| midbrains | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
forebrain · afterbrain · hindbrain
Synonyms
Translations (40)
la mesencephalon (part of brain) · it mesemcefalo (part of brain) · az orta beyin (part of brain) · pt mesencéfalo (part of brain) · lt vidurinės smegenys (part of brain) · hi मध्यमस्तिष्क (part of brain) · de Mittelhirn (part of brain) · jv ꦲꦸꦠꦏ꧀ꦠꦺꦔꦃ (part of brain) · ga lárinchinn (part of brain) · kmr demaxê naverast (part of brain) · el μεσεγκέφαλος (part of brain) · ja 中脳 (part of brain) · nl middenhersen (part of brain) · fi keskiaivot (part of brain) · ms otak tengah (part of brain) · vi não giữa (part of brain) · ko 중간뇌 (part of brain) · et keskaju (part of brain) · sv mitthjärnan (part of brain) · kea mezenséfalu (part of brain) · ru сре́дний мозг (part of brain) · fr cerveau moyen (part of brain) · ka შუა ტვინი (part of brain) · sv mesencephalon (part of brain) · tl gitnangutak (part of brain) · fr mésencéphale (part of brain) · cy canol-ymennydd (part of brain) · cmn 中腦 /中脑 (part of brain) · da mesencephalon (part of brain) · no mesencephalon (part of brain) · ka შუამდებარე ტვინი (part of brain) · cs střední mozek (part of brain) · sk stredný mozog (part of brain) · kea mezenséfalo (part of brain) · id otak tengah (part of brain) · da midthjernen (part of brain) · mk среден мозок (part of brain) · pl śródmózgowie (part of brain) · nl mesencephalon (part of brain) · es mesencéfalo (part of brain)