amyelencephalia

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• amyelencephalia — Congenital absence of both brain and spinal cord. [G. a priv. + myelos, marrow, + enkephalos, brain] * * * amy·el·en·ce·pha·lia (ə mi″əl en sə faґle ə) [a 1 + myelo + encephal + ia] congenital absence of the brain and… …   Medical dictionary

• amyelencephalic, amyelencephalous — Denoting or characteristic of amyelencephalia …   Medical dictionary

• amyelencephalus — amy·el·en·ceph·a·lus (ə mi″əl en sefґə ləs) a fetus exhibiting amyelencephalia …   Medical dictionary

• amyelencephalic — amyelencephalic, a. Phys. (əˌmaɪəlɛnsɪˈfælɪk) [f. mod.L. amȳelencephalia absence of the brain and spinal cord (f. Gr. ἀµύελ ος without marrow + ἐγκέϕαλ ος brain) + ic.] Having the central nervous system wanting. Huyden Dis. Heart 59 …   Useful english dictionary