encephala

Variant of encephalon

encephalon definition

en·cepha·lon (en sef′ə län′, -lən)

noun pl. encephala -·la (-lə)

Anat. the brain

Etymology: ModL < Gr enkephalos, (what is) in the head < en-, in + kephalē, the head: see cephalic

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