anencephalous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνεγκέφαλος (anenképhalos, “brainless”) (from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”)) + -ous.

Adjective

anencephalous (not comparable)

1. (biology, archaic) Without a brain.
   • 1857, Robert Bentley Todd, The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man:

     Similar loops were observed by the same anatomist in the cranial nerves of an anencephalous fœtus which had been preserved in spirits

Synonyms

• anencephalic

References

• “anencephalous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.