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ANENCEPHALY

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an⋅en⋅ceph⋅a⋅ly

  [an-en-sef-uh-lee]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
Also, an⋅en⋅ce⋅pha⋅lia  [an-en-suh-feyl-yuh, an-en-] .

Origin:
1825–35; < NL; see an- 1 , encephal-, -y 3

Related forms:
an⋅en⋅ce⋅phal⋅ic  [an-en-suh-fal-ik, an-en-] , an⋅en⋅ceph⋅a⋅lous, adjective
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an·en·ceph·a·ly   (ān'ən-sěf'ə-lē)   
n.   pl. an·en·ceph·a·lies
Congenital absence of most of the brain and spinal cord.
an'en·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: an·en·ceph·a·ly
Pronunciation: "an-(")en-'sef-&-lE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lies
: congenital absence of all or a major part of the brain
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anencephaly an·en·ceph·a·ly (ān'ən-sěf'ə-lē)
n.
Congenital absence of most of the brain and spinal cord.

an'en·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk) or an'en·ceph'a·lous (-sěf'ə-ləs) adj.

anencephaly an·en·ceph·a·ly (an'en-sef'ā- lē)
n.
markedly defective development of the brain, together with absence of the bones of the cranial vault and the cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres, and with only a rudimentary brain stem and some traces of basal ganglia present

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