encephalon

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.

Similar words

brain neurocranium encephalology endbrain encephalopathy telencephalon encephaloma metencephalon braincase telecephalon

Often followed by

is and of are in or to which itself

Word family

encephala