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单词 -encephaly
释义

-encephalycomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the second syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French -encéphalie.
Etymology: < French -encéphalie (in e.g. anencéphalie anencephaly n.) < ancient Greek ἐγκέϕαλος brain (see encephalo- comb. form) + French -ie -y suffix3. Compare German -encephalie, -enkephalie.Formations are found from the 19th cent.
Medicine.
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Forming nouns denoting abnormal conditions of the brain, of a type specified by the first element, as anencephaly n., megalencephaly n., etc.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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