Usage of "brain stem"

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Posterior part of the brain, adjoining and structurally continuous.

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The lowest part of the brain which is continuous with the spinal cord. It comprises the medulla oblongata, midbrain and pons.

Usage of brain stem in English

Hydrocephalus was observed in 5 cases and brain stem invasion in four. 
 Pubmed 

The drug might take half an hour to reach the brain stem. 
 Bangkok 8 

That bruise is in the exact spot necessary to transect the brain stem. 
 True blue 

Glycine is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord and brain stem. 
 Pubmed 

It's growing at the base of his brain stem, and it's not curable. 
 The new yorker 

Patchy demyelinated foci were found in the cerebellum, brain stem and spinal cord. 
 Pubmed 

With a forceful twist of the knife, Rapp shredded the fragile brain stem. 
 Transfer of power 

Yet his mouth still watered, and deep within his brain stem something quickened. 
 A Fortress of Grey Ice 

The worst of her injury seemed to be located in the brain stem. 
 Honor thyself 

I felt it in my brain stem, my cortex, my goddamn pineal gland. 
 Brains: a zombie memoir 

The brain stem is no longer functioning, there is no chance of meaningful recovery. 
 Wired 

It affects the brain stem and has left him quadriplegic and without motor function. 
 The Irish Times 

But he must've missed her brain stem, because nothing happened. 
 Brains: a zombie memoir 

Motor neurons are large cholinergic neurons located in the brain stem and spinal cord. 
 Pubmed 

Small entry wound made by a .22-caliber slug, severed brain stem, no exit wound. 
 Driving Heat 

Then my higher centers caught up with my brain stem. 
 Bones of the Lost 

Meanings of brain stem in English