holoprosencephaly en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + πρόσω (prósō, “forwards, onwards”) (referring to the prosencephalon (“forebrain”)) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”) + English -y (suffix denoting a condition), i.e. “condition of a whole (inappropriately divided) forebrain”. By surface analysis, holo- + pros- + encephal- + -y.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A congenital disorder involving insufficient division of the lobes of the brain during fetal development, resulting in skull and facial deformities ranging from minor cleft lip problems to cyclopia, in which a single eye develops where the nose would normally be.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| holoprosencephalies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Associated facial deformities · semilobar · alobar · ethmocephaly · cyclopia · Classifications of holoprosencephaly · premaxillary agenesis · lobar · cebocephaly
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Translations (4)
pl holoprozencefalia (a congenital disorder involving insufficient division of the lobes of the brain) · fi holoprosenkefalia (a congenital disorder involving insufficient division of the lobes of the brain) · pt holoprosencefalia (a congenital disorder involving insufficient division of the lobes of the brain) · pt arrinencefalia (a congenital disorder involving insufficient division of the lobes of the brain)