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Definition of Encephalon
1. Noun. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord.
Exact synonyms: Brain
Terms within: Circle Of Willis, Arteria Communicans, Communicating Artery, Brain Cell, Neencephalon, Neoencephalon, Forebrain, Prosencephalon, Mesencephalon, Midbrain, Hindbrain, Rhombencephalon, Brain Stem, Brain-stem, Brainstem, Ventricle
Generic synonyms: Neural Structure
Group relationships: Central Nervous System, Cns, Systema Nervosum Centrale, Caput, Head
Derivative terms: Brain, Brain
Terms within: Circle Of Willis, Arteria Communicans, Communicating Artery, Brain Cell, Neencephalon, Neoencephalon, Forebrain, Prosencephalon, Mesencephalon, Midbrain, Hindbrain, Rhombencephalon, Brain Stem, Brain-stem, Brainstem, Ventricle
Generic synonyms: Neural Structure
Group relationships: Central Nervous System, Cns, Systema Nervosum Centrale, Caput, Head
Derivative terms: Brain, Brain
Definition of Encephalon
1. n. The contents of the cranium; the brain.
Definition of Encephalon
1. Noun. (neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; the brain. ¹
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