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anencephaly

anen·cep·haly

UK/æn.ɪnˈsɛ.fə.lɪ/ US/ænɪˈnsɛfʌli/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

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

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