cranioschisis

[医] 颅裂(畸形)

词形变化

cranioschises 复数 cranioschises

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A developmental birth defect in which the cranium fails to close completely, so that the brain is exposed to the amnios and eventually degenerates, causing anencephaly.

    1953, Biochemical Institute Studies, Issue 5, Biochemical Institute (of the University of Texas), page 51, E. M. Butt et al. have reported the production of meningoceles and cranioschises in chick embryos with 0.5 to 1.0 mg. of lead nitrate (21).

词源

From cranio- + schisis.

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