anencephaly
anencephaly · anencephalies
Anenzephalie
A lethal birth defect involving the abscence of a major portion of the brain and parts…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.
/æn.ɪnˈsɛ.fə.lɪ/
Meaning
1 sensesA lethal birth defect involving the abscence of a major portion of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
Anenzephalie
a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
Translations
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By meaning 1
birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon:
Origin
Internationalism. Learned borrowing from New Latin anencephalia. By surface analysis, an-Internationalism. Learned borrowing from New Latin anencephalia. By surface analysis, an- + encephaly.
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Forms
plural: anencephaliesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres:anencephalia
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedhydranencephaly