encephalic /-alˈik/ adjective

Belonging to the head or brain

encephalin or encephaline /-sefˈə-lin/ noun

A rarer spelling of enkephalin

encephalitˈic adjective

Relating to encephalitis

encephalīˈtis noun

Inflammation of the brain

encephalizāˈtion or encephalisāˈtion noun

Increased development of the brain in the course of the evolution of an organism

encephˈalocele /-əl-ō-sēl/ noun

(Gr kēlē tumour) a protrusion of a portion of the brain through the skull, where the bones are incomplete in infancy

encephˈalogram or encephˈalograph noun

An X-ray photograph of the brain

encephalographˈic adjective

encephalogˈraphy noun

Radiography of the brain, its cavities having been filled with air or dye injected into the space around the spinal cord

encephˈaloid adjective

Resembling the matter of the brain

encephalomyelitˈis noun

Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord

encephalopˈathy noun

A degenerative brain disease

encephalotˈomy noun

(Gr tomē a cut) dissection of the brain

encephˈalous adjective

Cephalous

encephalitis lethargica /-ji-kə/ noun

An acute disease marked by profound physical and mental lethargy (popularly called sleepy sickness or erroneously sleeping sickness)