C18: from New Latin, from Greek enkephalos brain (literally: that which is in the head), from en-2 + kephalē head
Examples of 'encephala' in a sentence
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Their encephala were removed for the histopathologic analysis, classification of the parasites, and inflammatory lesions.
Hidelberto Matos-Silva, Bruno Pereira Reciputti, Élbio Cândido de Paula, André LuizOliveira, Vânia Beatriz Lopes Moura, Marina Clare Vinaud, Milton Adriano Pelli Oliveira,Ruy de Souza Lino-Júnior 2012, 'Experimental encephalitis caused by Taenia crassiceps cysticerci in mice', Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000400013&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)