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acephalus

/eɪˈsɛfələs/

acephalus noun: a fetus affected by acephaly.

Noun

acephalus (countable and uncountable, plural acephali)

  1. (countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
  2. (uncountable) The condition of acephaly.

Forms of acephalus

pluralacephali

Origin of acephalus

Borrowed from Latin acephalus.

Words formed from acephalus

Questions about acephalus

What does acephalus mean?
Acephalus means a fetus affected by acephaly.
What part of speech is acephalus?
Acephalus is a noun.
How do you pronounce acephalus?
Acephalus is pronounced /eɪˈsɛfələs/.
What is the plural of acephalus?
The plural of acephalus is acephali.

Words near acephalus in the dictionary

  1. acephalostomia
  2. acephalothoracia
  3. acephalous
  4. acephalously
  5. acephals
  6. acephalus
  7. acephaly
  8. acephate
  9. acephenanthrene
  10. acephobe
  11. acephobes

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