encephalology

English

Etymology

From encephalo- +‎ -logy.

Noun

encephalology (uncountable)

1. (archaic) The science of the brain and its structure and function.

Usage notes

No longer in common use. The term neuroscience now encapsualtes most of what was known as encephalology

References

• “encephalology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.