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encephalon

Noun CEFR B2
ɛnˈsɛfələn

Definitions

The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.

Equivalents

Españolencéfalo
Françaisencéphale
Portuguêsencéfalo
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Българскимозък
Catalàencèfal
Italianoencefalo
한국어뇌수
Polskimózgowie
Românăencefal

Examples

“Meronyms: prosencephalon, telencephalon, diencephalon; mesencephalon; rhombencephalon, metencephalon, myelencephalon

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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