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encephalon

/en-sef-uh-lon, -luhn/US // ɛnˈsɛf əˌlɒn, -lən //UK // (ɛnˈsɛfəˌlɒn) //

脑部,大脑,脑,大脑中枢

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural en·ceph·a·la [en-sef-uh-luh]. /ɛnˈsɛf ə lə/.

    • : Anatomy. the brain.

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Examples

  • The lessening of the blood supply to the encephalon is rather the accompaniment than the cause of sleep.

  • The Cerebrum or Great Brain lies above the plane of the tentorium, and forms much the largest division of the encephalon.

  • The state of the encephalon in those patients in whom spurious hydrocephalus occurs is interesting.

  • Let me also add that the weight of the encephalon varies enormously according to individuals.

  • Encephalon -um: the brain, or that part of the head containing it.