Home › Words › E › encephalologyencephalologyencephalology · noun — the science of the brain and its structure and function.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, encephalology ranks #15,066 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom encephalo- + -logy.nounThe science of the brain and its structure and function.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cerebrology 78% match — neurology (The science of the brain). vs encephalology →cerebrophysiology 68% match — The study of the brain, focussing on its structure and functions. vs encephalology →encephalometry 68% match — The measurement of the brain or its regions. vs encephalology →encephalotomy 67% match — The dissection or incision of the brain. vs encephalology →encephalos 67% match — The encephalon. vs encephalology →encephaloscopic 66% match — Relating to encephaloscopy. vs encephalology →encephaloscopy 65% match — The use of an encephaloscope to view the brain vs encephalology →encephalic 64% match — of or relating to the encephalon vs encephalology →