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encephalon

/ɛnˈsɛfələn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-cephalon
IPA
/ɛnˈsɛfələn/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “within the head”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Inflected Forms

encephalons (plural) encephala (plural)

Derived Forms

archencephalon encephalonize epencephalon metencephalon myelencephalon palaeoencephalon paleoencephalon parencephalon rhinencephalon rhombencephalon thalamencephalon

Phrases

cephalo- encephalo-

Frequently Paired Words

anencephaly cephalo- encephalic encephalitis encephalo- encephalomyelitis encephalomyelopathy encephalopathy

Synonyms

brain

Questions

How do you pronounce encephalon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈsɛfələn/.
What does encephalon mean?
The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.
Where does encephalon come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “within the head”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

How to pronounce encephalon

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