anencephalia
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “within the head”) + -ia, from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Noun[edit]
anencephalia f (genitive anencephaliae); first declension
- The state of being without that which is within the head, absence of a brain; anencephaly.
- 1829, University of Groningen, Annales Academiae groninganae, Commentatio de diverticulus intestinorum, page 69
- praeterea pluries ſimul obſervatum fuit cum anencephalia
- 1829, University of Groningen, Annales Academiae groninganae, Commentatio de diverticulus intestinorum, page 69
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | anencephalia | anencephaliae |
genitive | anencephaliae | anencephaliārum |
dative | anencephaliae | anencephaliīs |
accusative | anencephaliam | anencephaliās |
ablative | anencephaliā | anencephaliīs |
vocative | anencephalia | anencephaliae |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: anencephaly