[encephal-] or encephalo- comb form [F encephal-, fr. Gk enkephal-, fr. enkephalos, fr. en- + kephale head--more at cephalic]: brain "encephalitis" "encephalomyocarditis"
ENCEPHAL-
Meaning of ENCEPHAL- in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012