Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In teratology, having no encephalon; without a brain. An equivalent form is anencephalic.

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  • adjective biology Without a brain.

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  • adjective characterized by partial or total absence of a brain

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek ἀνεγκέφαλος (anenkephalos, "brainless") (from αν- (an-, "not") + ἐγκέφαλος (enkephalos, "brain")) + -ous

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