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acephalia

acephalia noun: a birth defect in which the head is absent.

Noun

acephalia (uncountable)

  1. A birth defect in which the head is absent
    Synonyms:
    acephaly, acrania

Synonyms of acephalia

Origin of acephalia

From a- + -cephalia.

Questions about acephalia

What does acephalia mean?
Acephalia means a birth defect in which the head is absent.
What part of speech is acephalia?
Acephalia is a noun.

Words near acephalia in the dictionary

  1. acephalans
  2. acephalate
  3. acephalgic
  4. acephalgically
  5. acephali
  6. acephalia
  7. acephalic
  8. acephaline
  9. acephalism
  10. acephalist
  11. acephalists

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