Found 2 items, similar to Encephalon.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: encephalon encephalon n : that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord [syn: brain] [also: encephala (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: encephalon encephalon \en*ceph"a*lon\, n.; pl. encephala. [NL. See Encephalos.] (Anat.) The contents of the cranium; the brain. [1913 Webster]