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anencephalia

noun

a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres

• Syn: ↑anencephaly

• Derivationally related forms: ↑anencephalic (for: ↑anencephaly), ↑anencephalous (for: ↑anencephaly)

• Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality

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\\|aˌnensə̇ˈfālyə\ noun (-s)

Etymology: New Latin, from an- + -encephalia

: anencephaly

Useful english dictionary. 2012.