anencephaly

English

Alternative forms

• anencephalia

Etymology

From the Latin anencephalia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ănĭnsĕʹfəlĭ, IPA^(key): /ænɪnˈsɛfəlɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛfəli

Noun

anencephaly (plural anencephalies)

1. A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.

Synonyms

• anencephalus

Derived terms

• hydranencephaly

 

Related terms

• anencephalic
• anencephaloid
• anencephalous

 

Translations

birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing

• Finnish: aivottomuus
• German: Anenzephalie f
• Greek: ανεγκεφαλία (el) f (anegkefalía)
• Polish: bezmózgowie n, anencefalia f
• Portuguese: anencefalia f
• Spanish: anencefalia f
• Turkish: anensefali

Further reading

• anencephaly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “anencephaly” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]