ENCEPHALON

(Lat.), n. n. E2n(e2n2)-se2f(kesf)'a2l(a3l)-o2n. Gr., eyice<aAo. Fr., encephale. Ger., Gehirn, Him. It., encefalo. Sp., encefalo. Those portions of the central nervous system which are contained within the cavity of the cranium. [I, 6 (K).] See BRAIN. E. trilobulare. A form of monstrosity in which the cerebrum is divided into three portions separated by longitudinal sulci. [L. Heydenreich, " Arch. f. path. Anat. u. Physiol. u. f. klin. Med.," c, 2, p. 241 (a, 29).] [s. 699]