Part 3744

<cs><col>Encephaloid cancer</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a very malignant form of cancer of brainlike consistency. See under <er>Cancer</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Encephaloid</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*ceph"a*loid</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An encephaloid cancer.</def>

<h1>Encephalology</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*ceph`a*lol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the brain + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the brain, its structure and functions.</def>

<h1>Encephalon</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*ceph"a*lon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Encephalos</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The contents of the cranium; the brain.</def>

<h1>Encephalopathy</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*ceph`a*lop"a*thy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the brain + <?/, <?/, to suffer.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any disease or symptoms of disease referable to disorders of the brain; <as>as, lead <ex>encephalopathy</ex>, the cerebral symptoms attending chronic lead poisoning</as>.</def>

<h1>Encephalos</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*ceph"a*los</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ in + <?/ head.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The encephalon.</def>

<blockquote>In man the <b>encephalos</b> reaches its full size about seven years of age. <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Encephalotomy</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*ceph`a*lot"o*my</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the brain + <?/ a cutting.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The act or art of dissecting the brain.</def>

<h1>Encephalous</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*ceph"a*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a head; -- said of most Mollusca; -- opposed to <i>acephalous</i>.</def>

<h1>Enchafe</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chafe"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To chafe; to enrage; to heat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Enchafing</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chaf"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Heating; burning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The wicked <b>enchaufing</b> or ardure of this sin . <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Enchain</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chain"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>encha\'8cner</ets>; pref. <ets>en-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) <ets>cha\'8cne</ets> chain. See <er>Chain</er>, and cf. <er>Incatenation</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To bind with a chain; to hold in chains.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To hold fast; to confine; <as>as, to <ex>enchain</ex> attention</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To link together; to connect.</def>

<i>Howell.</i>