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encephalic

American  
[en-suh-fal-ik] / ˌɛn səˈfæl ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the encephalon or brain.


encephalic British  
/ ˌɛnsɪˈfælɪk, ˌɛnkɪ- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the brain

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of encephalic

First recorded in 1825–35; encephal- + -ic

Example Sentences

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I ended up finding it easier to move through the encephalic color scans than the black-and-white projections.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2023

On Monday, doctors attending Calero, 41, pronounced the former Pachuca goalie and the club's current goalkeeper coach brain dead after complications from an arterial thrombosis and encephalic edema.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2012

Herschell inquired of Jason, "Did you ever have an operation for the insertion of an encephalic booster relay! you know, a thought relay?"

From The Premiere by Sabia, Richard

Let us suspend, by any means, the activity of the encephalic mass, by arresting the circulation of the blood for example, and the psychic function is at once inhibited.

From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred

He has had the privilege of observing three patients who had holes in their skulls, permitting the examination of the encephalic movements and circulation.

From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Steele, Joel Dorman

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