Term Name:	rhombomere
Synonyms:	future rhombencephalon, hindbrain neuromere, hindbrain neuromeres, hindbrain segment, rhombomere, rhombomeres, segment of hindbrain
Definition:	A segment of the developing hindbrain[ZFA]. In the vertebrate embryo, a rhombomere is a transiently divided segment of the developing neural tube, within the hindbrain region (a neuromere) in the area that will eventually become the rhombencephalon. The rhombomeres appear as a series of slightly constricted swellings in the neural tube, caudal to the cephalic flexure.[WP].
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001892]