Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun brainstem

1 sense of brainstem

Sense 1
brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem -- (the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus)
       => neural structure -- (a structure that is part of the nervous system)