En‐ceph″a‐los (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. εγκἔφαλοσ; εν̓ in + κεφαλή head.] (Anat.) The encephalon.
In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.