anencephaly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A lethal birth defect involving the abscence of a major portion of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.

ănĭnsĕʹfəlĭ /æn.ɪnˈsɛ.fə.lɪ/

anencephaly anencephalies anencephalia

Internationalism. Learned borrowing from New Latin anencephalia. By surface analysis, an- + encephaly.

anencephalus

anencephalic anencephaloid anencephalous anencephalus

hydranencephaly

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