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Main Entry: por·en·ceph·a·ly
Pronunciation: "por-in-'sef-&-lE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lies
: the presence of cavities in the brain
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porencephaly por·en·ceph·a·ly (pôr'ěn-sěf'ə-lē)
n.
Occurrence of cavities in the brain substance, usually communicating with the lateral ventricles. Also called porencephalia.

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

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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