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Meaning of encephalon | Babel Free

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

Български мозък
Català encèfal
Español encéfalo
Français encéphale
Italiano encefalo
한국어 뇌수
Polski mózgowie
Português encéfalo
Română encefal

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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See also

encephaloneuropathy Encephalopathy encephalophagy encephalophone encephalopsin encephalopuncture

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