Synonyms for encephalon
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.
Meronyms: prosencephalon, telencephalon, diencephalon; mesencephalon; rhombencephalon, metencephalon, myelencephalon
Forms
- Plural
- encephalons → brains…
Example sentences
- brain Researchers Identify New Receptor Complex in Brain
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| encephalon | falling | |
| brain | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- brain1