Etymology · Ancient Greek
ἐγκέφαλος
4 English words descend from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος, most common first.
- enkephalinAny of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects
- telencephalonThe anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain.
- encephalo-Pertaining to the brain.
- encephalonThe area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.