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March 22, 2026
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008636
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008636
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| Preferred Name | Mesencephalon |
| Definitions |
The middle of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain. Without further subdivision, midbrain develops into a short, constricted portion connecting the PONS and the DIENCEPHALON. Midbrain contains two major parts, the dorsal TECTUM MESENCEPHALI and the ventral TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI, housing components of auditory, visual, and other sensorimoter systems.
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| Synonyms |
Midbrain
Mesencephalons
Midbrains
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | The middle of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain. Without further subdivision, midbrain develops into a short, constricted portion connecting the PONS and the DIENCEPHALON. Midbrain contains two major parts, the dorsal TECTUM MESENCEPHALI and the ventral TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI, housing components of auditory, visual, and other sensorimoter systems. |
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| altLabel |
Midbrain
Mesencephalons
Midbrains
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| prefLabel | Mesencephalon
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| type | |
| tui | T023
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| TERMUI |
T025709
T025708
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| TH |
NLM (1966)
UNK (19XX)
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| MMR | 20150622
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| notation | D008636
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
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| DX | 19660101
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| cui | C0025462
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| DC | 1
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| MN | A08.186.211.132.659
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| AQL | AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
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| MDA | 19990101
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