-encephalia

noun combining form

-en·​ce·​pha·​lia

ˌensə̇ˈfālyə,

-lēə

plural -s

: condition of having (such) a brain

sclerencephalia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from -encephalus + -ia -y

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