encephalos

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encephalos - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Encephalos \En*ceph"a*los\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'egke`falos; 'en in
     + kefalh` head.] (Anat.)
     The encephalon.
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           In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven
           years of age.                            --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
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