cephalin

(sef′ə lin)

noun

a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, found esp. in brain and nerve tissue

Origin: cephal(o)- + -in (modeled on earlier Ger kephalin)

See cephalin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of a group of phospholipids having hemostatic properties and found especially in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord.

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