Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the epencephalon: as, the epencephalic region of the brain.
- Occipital, as a bone; hindmost, as one of four cranial segments or so-called cranial vertebræ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to the epencephalon.
- adjective Situated on or over the brain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Pertaining to the
epencephalon . - adjective anatomy Situated on or over the
brain .
Etymologies
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epi- + encephalic
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