2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: encephalon \en*ceph"a*lon\, n.; pl. {encephala}. [NL. See {Encephalos}.] (Anat.) The contents of the cranium; the brain. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: encephalon n : that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord [syn: {brain}] [also: {encephala} (pl)]
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