encephalon
1 synonym for encephalon, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (anatomy) Another word for the brain, the part of the nervous system held inside the skull.
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, "within the head"), formed from ἐν (en, "in") and κεφαλή (kephalḗ, "head").
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