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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
enkephalin /ɛnˈkɛf(ə)lɪn/

▶noun Biochemistry either of two compounds which occur naturally in the brain and are related to the endorphins.

– origin 1970s: from Gk enkephalos ‘brain’ + -in1.

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