Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The brain of a vertebrate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, that which is contained in the cranial cavity as a whole; the brain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The contents of the cranium; the brain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun neuroanatomy The area of
central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with thespinal cord ; thebrain .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Finally, Du Bois Reymond, in his famous discussion in 1880, on the seven enigmas of the world, speaks somewhat as follows: "The astronomical knowledge of the encephalon, that is, the most intimate to which we can aspire, only reveals to us matter in motion.
The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps Alfred Binet 1884
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Big brains are costly in terms of food and childbirth, and the development of our extraordinary encephalon could only be justified by making us adept at the complex social politics that come with a sophisticated language.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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No doubt that all makes perfect sense to Byers higher encephalon processes.
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Your submissions are welcomed via encephalon.host @ gmail.com. posted by Sandra @ Monday, June 09, 2008
Archive 2008-06-01 Sandra K 2008
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Your submissions are welcomed via encephalon.host @ gmail.com. posted by Sandra @ Monday, June 09, 2008
Encephalon 47 Sandra K 2008
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If only you knew what is going on in my encephalon you would understand.
Archive 2008-01-01 princesa 2008
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If only you knew what is going on in my encephalon you would understand.
OLD SCHOOL LOVE LETTERS princesa 2008
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If only you knew what is going on in my encephalon you would understand.
Archive 2006-05-01 Pilgrimage to Self 2006
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If only you knew what is going on in my encephalon you would understand.
Memory Lane...Couldn't resist sharing this!! Pilgrimage to Self 2006
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During the course of terrestrial evolution, the brain (encephalon) of animal species also evolved.
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