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Definition of Acephalism

1. Noun. Absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters).

Definition of Acephalism

1. Noun. The congenital lack of a head ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Acephalism

1. Congenital absence of the head. Synonym: acephalia, acephalism. Origin: G. A-priv. + kephale, head (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Acephalism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of pathological anatomy by Charles Handfield Jones (1875)
"Absence of the thymus in infants has only been observed in cases of acephalism. Inflammation is an exceedingly rare occurrence; but Hasse refers to two ..."

2. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1851)
"One allows for accidental deviations—for hare-lips, for club-feet, even for an occasional acephalism; but, these allowances being made, one prognosticates ..."

3. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1850)
"One allows for accidental deviations—for hare-lips, for club-feet, even for an occasional acephalism ; but, these allowances being made, one progn osti ..."

4. Transactions of the Pathological Society of London by Pathological Society of London (1904)
"Sir John Simon remarks: " I have never noticed absence of the thymus except in cases of true acephalism." The blood supply is derived from the inferior ..."

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