encephal/o

Medical Root
encephal/o

encephal/o means brain (from the Greek).

What does encephal/o mean?

The root encephal/o means "brain". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using encephal/o

WordMeaning
encephalitisinflammation of the brain
encephalopathybrain disease

Related word parts

neur/o · cerebr/o

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