epencephalon

[ ep-uhn-sef-uh-lon, -luhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural ep·en·ceph·a·lons, ep·en·ceph·a·la [ep-, uh, n-, sef, -, uh, -l, uh].

epencephalon

/ ˌɛpɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn; ˌɛpɛnsɛˈfælɪk /

First recorded in 1850–55; ep- + encephalon

C19: New Latin; see epi- , encephalon

Epencephalon, ep-en-sef′a-lon, n. the hindmost of the divisions of the brain.

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