English Explanatory Dictionary

cranioschisis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A developmental birth defect in which the cranium fails to close completely, so that the brain is exposed to the amnios and eventually degenerates, causing anencephaly.

Word forms

cranioschisis cranioschises

Etymology

From cranio- + schisis.

Related words

craniorachischisis acephalia acrania anencephaly cranium bifidum encephalocele
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