-encephalus

noun combining form

-en·​ceph·​a·​lus

plural -encephali

-ˌlī

1

: fetus having (such) a brain

pseudencephalus

2

: condition of having (such) a brain

micrencephalus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek -enkephalos -encephalous

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