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1735–45; < Neo-Latin, alteration (-on for -os) of Greek enképhalos (adj.) within the head, as masculine noun, brain; see en-2, -cephalous
1735–45; < Neo-Latin, alteration (-on for -os) of Greek enképhalos (adj.) within the head, as masculine noun, brain; see en-2, -cephalous
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Encephalon
is always a great word to know.
So is thorax. Does it mean:
| the part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and vertebrae, which contains the heart and lungs; the chest |
| a hollow space within the body, an organ or a bone |
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| encephalon (ɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn) | |
| —n , pl -la | |
| a technical name for brain | |
| [C18: from New Latin, from Greek enkephalos brain (literally: that which is in the head), from | |
| en'cephalous | |
| —adj | |
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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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