What is "encephala"

encephalon \en*ceph"a*lon\, n.; pl. encephala. [NL. See Encephalos.] (Anat.) The contents of the cranium; the brain.

n. 1 (plural of encephalon English) 2 (plural of encephalum English)

See encephalon

1. 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]

2. [also: encephala (pl)]