Definition of Encephalocele

1. Noun. Protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull.


Definition of Encephalocele

1. n. Hernia of the brain.

Definition of Encephalocele

1. Noun. (medicine) A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull ¹

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Medical Definition of Encephalocele

1. Hernia of the brain. Origin: Gr. The brain + tumour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Encephalocele

encephalitis pyogenica
encephalitis virus
encephalitis viruses
encephalitogen
encephalitogenic
encephalitogens
encephalitozoon
encephalitozoon cuniculi
encephalitozoonosis
encephalitozoons
encephalization
encephalizations
encephalize-
encephalo-
encephalocele (current term)
encephaloceles
encephaloclastic microcephaly
encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis
encephalocystocele
encephaloduroarteriosynangios
encephalodynia
encephalogram
encephalograms
encephalograph
encephalographies
encephalographs
encephalography
encephaloid

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