encephalos
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɛnˈsɛfələs/, /ɛnˈsɛfəlɒs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editencephalos
- (obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
- 1859–1860, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volumes (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
edit- “encephalos”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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