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en⋅ceph⋅a⋅lon

  [en-sef-uh-lon, -luhn]
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–noun, plural -la  [-luh] .
Anatomy. the brain.
Origin:
1735–45; < NL, alter. (-on for -os) of Gk enképhalos (adj.) within the head, as masc. n., brain; see en- 2 , -cephalous
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en·ceph·a·la   (ěn-sěf'ə-lə)   
n.  Plural of encephalon.
en·ceph·a·lon   (ěn-sěf'ə-lŏn')   
n.   pl. en·ceph·a·la (-lə)
The brain of a vertebrate.

[Greek enkephalon, from neuter of enkephalos, in the head; see encephalo-.]
en·ceph'a·lous adj.
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Main Entry: en·ceph·a·lon
Pronunciation: in-'sef-&-"län, -l&n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural en·ceph·a·la /-l&/
: the vertebrate brain
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encephalon en·ceph·a·lon (ěn-sěf'ə-lŏn')
n. pl. en·ceph·a·la (-lə)
See brain.

en·ceph'a·lous adj.

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