anencephaly

[ an-en-sef-uh-lee ]
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nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. congenital absence of part or all of the brain.

Origin of anencephaly

1
From New Latin, dating back to 1825–35; see origin at an-1, encephal-, -y3
  • Also an·en·ce·pha·lia [an-en-suh-feyl-yuh, an-en-]. /ˌæn ɛn səˈfeɪl yə, ænˌɛn-/.

Other words from anencephaly

  • an·en·ce·phal·ic [an-en-suh-fal-ik, an-en-], /ˌæn ɛn səˈfæl ɪk, ænˌɛn-/, an·en·ceph·a·lous, adjective

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