anencephaly
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From the Latin anencephalia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ănĭnsĕʹfəlĭ, IPA(key): /ænɪnˈsɛfəlɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛfəli
Noun[edit]
anencephaly (plural anencephalies)
- A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
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Translations[edit]
birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing
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Further reading[edit]
- anencephaly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References[edit]
- “anencephaly” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]