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单词 encephalic
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Definition of encephalic in English:

encephalic

adjective ɛnˈkɛf(ə)lɪkˌɛnsɪˈfalɪkˌɛnsəˈfælɪk
Anatomy
  • Relating to, affecting, or situated in the brain.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's often called paradoxical sleeping because it's characterized by heightened encephalic activity but also muscular immobility.
    • Evidently, the primordia of the adult antennae are formed during embryogenesis in the form of the larval antennae, which also holds for most other head structures in the encephalic Tribolium.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek enkephalos 'brain' (from en- 'in' + kephalē 'head') + -ic.

Rhymes

Alec, cephalic, Gallic, intervallic, italic, medallic, mesocephalic, metallic, phallic, Salic, tantalic, Uralic, Vandalic
 
 

Definition of encephalic in US English:

encephalic

adjectiveˌensəˈfalikˌɛnsəˈfælɪk
Anatomy
  • Relating to, affecting, or situated in the brain.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's often called paradoxical sleeping because it's characterized by heightened encephalic activity but also muscular immobility.
    • Evidently, the primordia of the adult antennae are formed during embryogenesis in the form of the larval antennae, which also holds for most other head structures in the encephalic Tribolium.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek enkephalos ‘brain’ (from en- ‘in’ + kephalē ‘head’) + -ic.

 
 
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