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en·ceph·a·lon
(ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏn′)n. pl. en·ceph·a·la (-lə)
The brain of a vertebrate.
[Greek enkephalon, from neuter of enkephalos, in the head; see encephalo-.]
en·ceph′a·lous adj.
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