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Definition of Anencephalia
1. Noun. A defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres.
Generic synonyms: Birth Defect, Congenital Abnormality, Congenital Anomaly, Congenital Defect, Congenital Disorder
Derivative terms: Anencephalic, Anencephalous
Medical Definition of Anencephalia
1. A congenital absence of the brain and cranial vault, with the cerebral hemispheres completely missing or greatly reduced in size. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anencephalia
Literary usage of Anencephalia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Diseases of Children: A Work for the Practising Physician by Meinhard von Pfaundler, Arthur Schlossmann (1912)
"Several cases of anencephalia have been observed in the same family. The presence
of anencephalia does not necessarily involve death of the foetus. ..."
2. A Text-book on Nervous Diseases by Francis Xavier Dercum (1895)
"anencephalia. This is a condition which is usually associated with a defective
development of the meninges and cranial vault. ..."
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