Encephalon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛnˈsɛfələn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Encephalon is a noun meaning (neuroanatomy, especially embryologic neuroanatomy) 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.
Meaning
(neuroanatomy, especially embryologic neuroanatomy) 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
Meronyms: prosencephalon, telencephalon, diencephalon; mesencephalon; rhombencephalon, metencephalon, myelencephalon
Word Forms
- encephalons
- encephala
Synonyms for encephalon
Depending on context, synonyms include brain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brain, neurocranium, encephalology, endbrain, encephalopathy, telencephalon.
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