Usually means: Absence of a major brain.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 11 dictionaries that define the word anencephalia:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. anencephalia: Collins English Dictionary
  2. anencephalia: Vocabulary.com
  3. anencephalia: Wordnik
  4. anencephalia: Dictionary.com
  5. anencephalia: Rhymezone
  6. anencephalia: FreeDictionary.org
  7. anencephalia: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. anencephalia: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. anencephalia: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. anencephalia: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from WordNet (anencephalia)

noun:  a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres


Words similar to anencephalia

Usage examples for anencephalia

Idioms related to anencephalia

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing anencephalia

Words that often appear near anencephalia

Rhymes of anencephalia

Invented words related to anencephalia




Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux