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encephalos

/ɛnˈsɛfələs/

encephalos noun: the encephalon.

Noun

encephalos

  1. (obsolete) The encephalon.
    • In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age.a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood...

Origin of encephalos

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Questions about encephalos

What does encephalos mean?
Encephalos means the encephalon.
What part of speech is encephalos?
Encephalos is a noun.
How do you pronounce encephalos?
Encephalos is pronounced /ɛnˈsɛfələs/.

Words near encephalos in the dictionary

  1. encephalopuncture
  2. encephalopunctures
  3. encephaloradiculitis
  4. encephalorrhagia
  5. encephalorrhagias
  6. encephalos
  7. encephalosclerosis
  8. encephaloscope
  9. encephaloscopes
  10. encephaloscopic
  11. encephaloscopy

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