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anencephalies

anencephalies is the plural of anencephaly.

Meaning of anencephaly

Noun

anencephaly (plural anencephalies)

  1. A lethal birth defect involving the abscence of a major portion of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.
    Synonyms:
    anencephalus

Questions about anencephalies

What is anencephalies the plural of?
Anencephalies is the plural of anencephaly.

Words near anencephalies in the dictionary

  1. anemovanes
  2. Anemurium
  3. anence
  4. anencephali
  5. anencephalic
  6. anencephalies
  7. anencephalous
  8. anencephalus
  9. anencephaly
  10. anend
  11. anendophasia

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