Word Meanings - ENCEPHALON - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The contents of the cranium; the brain.

Related words: (words related to ENCEPHALON)

• CRANIUM
  The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See Skull. (more info) Gr.
• BRAIN
  The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord,
• BRAINSICKLY
  In a brainsick manner.
• BRAINSICK
  Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless. -- Brain"sick*ness, n.
• BRAINED
  Supplied with brains. If th' other two be brained like us. Shak.
• BRAINISH
  Hot-headed; furious. Shak.
• CONTENTS
  See N
• BRAINY
  Having an active or vigorous mind.
• BRAINLESS
  Without understanding; silly; thougthless; witless. -- Brain"less*ness, n.
• BRAINPAN
  The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.
• ADDLE-BRAIN; ADDLE-HEAD; ADDLE-PATE
  A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
• PERICRANIUM
  The periosteum which covers the cranium externally; the region around the cranium.
• OSTEOCRANIUM
  The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
• SICK-BRAINED
  Disordered in the brain.
• SHATTER-BRAINED; SHATTER-PATED
  Disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild. J. Goodman.
• CRACK-BRAINED
  Having an impaired intellect; whimsical; crazy. Pope.
• FAT-BRAINED
  Dull of apprehension.
• 'TWIXT-BRAIN
  The thalamen
• MADBRAINED
  Disordered in mind; hot-headed. Shak.
• SHALLOW-BRAINED
  Weak in intellect; foolish; empty-headed. South.
• EPICRANIUM
  The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
• COCK-BRAINED
  Giddy; rash. Milton.
• MIDBRAIN
  The middle segment of the brain; the mesencephalon. See Brain.
• SCATTER-BRAIN
  A giddy or thoughtless person; one incapable of concentration or attention.
• CLAY-BRAINED
  Stupid. Shak.
• LACKBRAIN
  One who is deficient in understanding; a witless person. Shak.
• HINDBRAIN
  The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the epencephalon only.