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anencephalia

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In teratology, absence of the brain or encephalon. Also anencephaly.

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

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hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. birth defect
  2. congenital abnormality
  3. congenital anomaly
  4. congenital defect
  5. congenital disorder

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