encephalon
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1. that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | neural structure, |
| definition | : | a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | circle of willis, |
| definition | : | a ring of arteries at the base of the brain (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | brain cell, |
| definition | : | a nerve cell in the brain (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | neencephalon, neoencephalon, |
| definition | : | the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | forebrain, prosencephalon, |
| definition | : | the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | hindbrain, rhombencephalon, |
| definition | : | the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | brain stem, brain-stem, brainstem, |
| definition | : | the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | ventricle, |
| definition | : | one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | caput, head, |
| definition | : | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | brain, |
| definition | : | kill by smashing someone's skull (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | brain, |
| definition | : | hit on the head (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | brain, |
| definition | : | kill by smashing someone's skull (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | brain, |
| definition | : | hit on the head (verb.contact) |
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