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

plural of encephalon

simple past tense and past participle of encephalonize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encephalonize

present participle of encephalonize

Alternative form of encephalize

plural of encephaloneuropathy

(pathology) Any disease of the brain and peripheral nervous system