encéfalo

See also: encefalo

Spanish

Etymology

From medical New Latin encephalon, from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “within the head”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Noun

encéfalo m (plural encéfalos)

1. cephalon
2. encephalon

Related terms

• tronco del encéfalo (brain stem)

Further reading

• “encéfalo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10