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encephalous

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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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