brain stem
nounDefinition of brain stem
: the part of the brain composed of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata and connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum
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In January 2018, he was diagnosed with a tumor on his brain stem. — Richard Obert, azcentral, "Higley football player Edwards fighting back after brain surgeries, strokes," 2 Aug. 2019 Given the workers’ reported symptoms — balance problems, sleep and thinking difficulties, headaches and other complaints — the researchers had expected the cerebellum, near the brain stem, to be affected. — Lindsey Tanner, Los Angeles Times, "Victims of Havana embassy ‘sonic attack’ have distinctly different brains, MRIs show," 23 July 2019 She was rushed to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh with brain trauma and a herniated brain stem, WPXI.com reported. — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, "Pennsylvania girl with diabetes dies after blood sugar drops during sleepover, family says," 21 Sep. 2018 Brody’s illness began with a fall, which doctors suspected may have been related to an inner ear infection, but led to a stay at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where scans revealed a tumor on his brain stem. — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, "Dying boy's Christmas decorations allegedly vandalized, neighbor claims," 19 Sep. 2018 Scanning the brains of patients with diabetic nerve pain, Tracey and Segerdahl found enhanced communication from the brain stem, via the spine, to the parts of the brain known to contribute to the sensation of pain. — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, "The Neuroscience of Pain," 9 May 2016 Three doctors have declared the girl brain dead based on exams and tests showing no blood flow or electrical activity in either her cerebrum or the brain stem that controls breathing. — CBS News, "Jahi McMath taken out of Oakland hospital in private ambulance, now in custody of mom," 6 Jan. 2014 Mall saw potential in his new student, and with his encouragement, Sabin created a celebrated brain model of the brain stem of a newborn. — Eliza Mcgraw, Smithsonian, "Florence Sabin Pioneered Her Way in Medical Science, Then Made Sure Other Women Could Do the Same," 6 July 2018 Roughly once a day in the United States, a child is born with a fatal genetic disorder that destroys motor neurons in the brain stem and spinal cord. — Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, "U.S. Health secretary under pressure to approve screening of newborns for fatal genetic disease," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brain stem.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Medical Definition of brain stem
: the part of the brain composed of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata and connecting the spinal cord with the forebrain and cerebrum