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Enkephal...., s. Encephal...
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Enkephal....
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encephal- — or encephalo combining form Etymology: French encéphal , from Greek enkephal , from enkephalos, from en + kephalē head more at cephalic brain < encephalitis > < encephalomyocarditis > … New Collegiate Dictionary
enkephalin — noun Etymology: enkephal (alteration of encephal ) + in Date: 1975 either of two pentapeptides with opiate and analgesic activity that occur naturally especially in the brain and have a marked affinity for opiate receptors compare endorphin … New Collegiate Dictionary
enkephalin — /en kef euh lin/, n. Biochem. either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr Gly … Universalium
syringoencephalia — sy·rin·go·en·ce·pha·lia (sĭ ring″go en″sə faґle ə) [syringo + enkephal + ia] the formation of abnormal cavities in the brain substance … Medical dictionary
enkephalin — en•keph•al•in [[t]ɛnˈkɛf ə lɪn[/t]] n. biochem. either of two polypeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration Compare endorphin • Etymology: 1970–75; < Gk… … From formal English to slang
encephal- — combining form or encephalo Etymology: French encéphal , from Greek enkephal , from enkephalos brain 1. : brain encephalitis encephalocele 2 … Useful english dictionary
