| encephal | any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves |
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| encephal | South African cycad |
| encephal | inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus |
| encephal | an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926 |
| encephal | protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull |
| encephal | an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast |
| encephal | a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain |
| encephal | roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen) |
| encephal | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers |
| encephal | any disorder or disease of the brain |