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acephalism

acephalism noun: the congenital lack of a head.

Noun

acephalism (uncountable)

  1. The congenital lack of a head.

Origin of acephalism

From a- + cephal- + -ism.

Questions about acephalism

What does acephalism mean?
Acephalism means the congenital lack of a head.
What part of speech is acephalism?
Acephalism is a noun.

Words near acephalism in the dictionary

  1. acephalgically
  2. acephali
  3. acephalia
  4. acephalic
  5. acephaline
  6. acephalism
  7. acephalist
  8. acephalists
  9. acephalite
  10. acephalites
  11. acephalobrachia

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