encephalon
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enkephalos, “within the head”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalē, “head”).
[edit] Noun
encephalon (plural encephala)
- (neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; the brain.
