Dictionary

anencephaly en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /æn.ɪnˈsɛ.fə.lɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• ănĭnsĕʹfəlĭ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Internationalism. Learned borrowing from New Latin anencephalia. By surface analysis, an- + encephaly.

Meanings

1. A lethal birth defect involving the abscence of a major portion of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.

Forms

Deriveds

hydranencephaly

Relateds

anencephaloid · anencephalous · anencephalus · anencephalic

Synonyms

anencephalus

Translations (9)

de Anenzephalie (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon) · es anencefalia (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon) · fi aivottomuus (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon) · el ανεγκεφαλία (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon) · pt anencefalia (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon) · pl anencefalia (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon) · id anensefali (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon) · pl bezmózgowie (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon) · tr anensefali (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon)