encephalos

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈsɛfələs/, /ɛnˈsɛfəlɒs/

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Noun

encephalos

1. (obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
   • 1859–1860, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC:

     In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age.

References

• “encephalos”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.