| ANENCEPHALY | • anencephaly n. A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon. • ANENCEPHALY n. congenital absence of all or part of the brain, also ANENCEPHALIA. |
| CONCEPTACLE | • conceptacle n. (Obsolete) A cavity or receptacle, especially in the body. • conceptacle n. (Phycology) A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs. • conceptacle n. (Botany) A pericarp of one valve; a follicle. |
| CONCEPTIONS | • conceptions n. Plural of conception. • CONCEPTION n. the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both. |
| CONCEPTIOUS | • conceptious adj. (Obsolete) Apt to conceive; fruitful. • CONCEPTIOUS adj. (Shakespeare) fruitful. |
| CONCEPTUSES | • conceptuses n. Plural of conceptus. • CONCEPTUS n. (Latin) the products of conception. |
| DIENCEPHALA | • diencephala n. Plural of diencephalon. • DIENCEPHALON n. the back of the forebrain, connecting the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres. |
| ENCEPHALINE | • ENCEPHALINE n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALIN, ENKEPHALIN, ENKEPHALINE. |
| ENCEPHALINS | • encephalins n. Plural of encephalin. • ENCEPHALIN n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALIN, ENKEPHALINE. |
| ENCEPHALOID | • encephaloid adj. Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform. • encephaloid n. A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency. • ENCEPHALOID adj. like or resembling a brain. |
| ENCEPHALOMA | • encephaloma n. (Medicine, dated) A tumor of the brain. • encephaloma n. (Medicine, dated) Encephaloid carcinoma. • ENCEPHALOMA n. a brain tumour. |
| ENCEPHALONS | • encephalons n. Plural of encephalon. • ENCEPHALON n. the contents of the cranium; the brain. |
| ENCEPHALOUS | • encephalous adj. (Zoology) Having a head; said of most mollusks. • ENCEPHALOUS adj. having a head, also CEPHALOUS. |
| EPENCEPHALA | • epencephala n. Plural of epencephalon. • EPENCEPHALON n. the cerebellum. |
| INCEPTIVELY | • inceptively adv. In an inceptive manner. • INCEPTIVE adv. marking the beginning or formation. |