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en·ceph·a·lon
(ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏn′)n.pl.en·ceph·a·la(-lə)
The brain of a vertebrate.
[Greekenkephalon, from neuter ofenkephalos,in the head; see encephalo-.]
en·ceph′a·lous adj.
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encephalon
(ɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn)n,pl-la (-lə)
(Anatomy) a technical name forbrain
[C18: from New Latin, from Greekenkephalos brain (literally: that which is in the head), from en-2 +kephalē head]
enˈcephalousadj
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en•ceph•a•lon
(ɛnˈsɛf əˌlɒn, -lən)n.,pl.-lons, -la (-lə).
the brain.
[1735–45; < New Latin, alter. (-on for-os) of Greekenképhalos (adj.) within the head, as masculine n., brain]
en`ce•phal′ic (-səˈfæl ɪk)adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() circle of Willis - a ring of arteries at the base of the brain arteria communicans,communicating artery - any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system brain cell - a nerve cell in the brain central nervous system,CNS,systema nervosum centrale - the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord neencephalon,neoencephalon - the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts forebrain,prosencephalon - the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube mesencephalon,midbrain - the middle portion of the brain hindbrain,rhombencephalon - the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem brain stem,brainstem,brain-stem - the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus ventricle - one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid |
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