[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

encephalon \enceph"alon\, n.; pl. encephala. nl. see
   encephalos. anat.
   the contents of the cranium; the brain.
   1913 webster
see also:
encephala encephalos 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
brain encephala 

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