Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A description of the encephalon or brain; the science of the brain.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The science which treats of the brain, its structure and functions.

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  • noun The science dealing with the brain and its structure and function.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek for "brain" + -logy.

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