encephalon

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Cerebral Neuralgia.—We enter, here, on an extremely obscure and doubtful subject: Can there be pain in the central masses of the encephalon?

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.

The central portion comprises the brain or encephalon and the spinal cord.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

I consider the significance of the encephalon to depend upon the number and size of the cells composing it.

From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin

Brains win, in the journalistic world as elsewhere, and "blowing" a circulation were equivalent to employing a brass band to call attention to the abnormal size of the editorial encephalon.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper

The literal references to the foregoing are: am, amnion; al, allantois; v, vitellus; h, encephalon; i, eye; c, heart; f, liver; g, gizzard; ms, upper, and mi, lower member.

From Was Man Created? by Mott, Henry A. (Henry Augustus)