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Spanish
Etymology
From medical New Latin encephalon, from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “within the head”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Noun
encéfalo m (plural encéfalos)
- cephalon
- encephalon
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