ENCEPHALON


Meaning of ENCEPHALON in English

/en sef"euh lon', -leuhn/ , n. , pl. encephala /-leuh/ .

Anat. the brain.

[ 1735-45; -on for -os ) of Gk enképhalos (adj.) within the head, as masc. n., brain; see EN- 2 , -CEPHALOUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .