ANENCEPHALY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

anencephalia; anencephaly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("anencephaly" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)

Derivation:

anencephalic; anencephalous (characterized by partial or total absence of a brain)

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