different between anencephalous vs anencephaly
anencephalous
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ??????????? (anenképhalos, “brainless”) (from ??- (an-, “not”) + ????????? (enképhalos, “brain”)) + -ous
Adjective
anencephalous (not comparable)
- (biology) Without a brain.
- 1857, Robert Bentley Todd, The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man
- Similar loops were observed by the same anatomist in the cranial nerves of an anencephalous fœtus which had been preserved in spirits
- 1857, Robert Bentley Todd, The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man
Synonyms
- anencephalic
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anencephaly
English
Alternative forms
- anencephalia
Etymology
From the Latin anencephalia.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?n?ns??f?l?, IPA(key): /æn?n?s?f?l?/
- Rhymes: -?f?li
Noun
anencephaly (plural anencephalies)
- A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
Synonyms
- anencephalus
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Translations
Further reading
- anencephaly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- “anencephaly” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
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