mesencephalic, a. Anat.
(mɛsɛnsɪˈfælɪk)
[f. mesencephalon + -ic. Cf. cephalic.]
Pertaining to or connected with the mesencephalon.
| 1854 Owen Skel. & Teeth in Circ. Sci I. Org. Nat. 193 The mesencephalic vertebra. 1880 Gunther Fishes 86 Mesencephalic arch. |