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centrencephalic

centrencephalic adjective: relating to the centre of the encephalon.

Adjective

centrencephalic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the centre of the encephalon
    • Moreover, we observed that compared with wake state, paralimbic-limbic cortex had less connectivity with neocortical system and centrencephalic structure in sleep.2015 September 12, “Graph Theoretical Analysis of BOLD Functional Connectivity during Human Sleep without EEG Monitoring”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of centrencephalic

From centro- + encephalic.

Questions about centrencephalic

What does centrencephalic mean?
Centrencephalic means relating to the centre of the encephalon.
What part of speech is centrencephalic?
Centrencephalic is an adjective.

Words near centrencephalic in the dictionary

  1. Centrella
  2. Centrellas
  3. centreman
  4. centremen
  5. centremost
  6. centrencephalic
  7. centrepiece
  8. centrepieces
  9. centrepin
  10. centrepins
  11. centrepunch

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