anencephaly
[ an-en-sef-uh-lee ]
/ ˌæn ɛnˈsɛf ə li /
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-] /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, adjectiveWords nearby anencephaly
anemoscope,
anemosis,
anemotaxis,
anemotropism,
anencephalic,
anencephaly,
anenst,
anent,
anephric,
anepigraphic,
anergic leishmaniasis
Example sentences from the Web for anencephalic
Her own child was anencephalic and acranial, with entire absence of vault of skull.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6) |Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for anencephalic
anencephalic
/ (ˌænɛnsəˈfælɪk) /
adjective
born with no or only a partial brain
Derived forms of anencephalic
anencephaly (ˌænɛnˈsɛfəlɪ), nounWord Origin for anencephalic
an- +
encephalic
Medical definitions for anencephalic
anencephaly
[ ăn′ən-sĕf′ə-lē ]
n.
Congenital absence of most of the brain and spinal cord.