anencephaly

[医] 无脑[畸形]

发音

UK /æn.ɪnˈsɛ.fə.lɪ/

词形变化

anencephalies 复数 anencephalies

别名

anencephalia

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

birth defect congenital disorder

词源

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

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