‖ encephalos rare.
(ɛnˈsɛfələs)
[a. Gr. ἐγκέϕαλος the brain.]
= encephalon.
| 1708 Kersey, Encephalos, whatever is contained within the Scull. 1836–7 Sir W. Hamilton Metaph. I. App. 411 The female encephalos is considerably smaller than that of the male. |