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anencephalous

anencephalous adjective: without a brain.

Adjective

anencephalous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Without a brain.
    • Similar loops were observed by the same anatomist in the cranial nerves of an anencephalous fœtus which had been preserved in spirits1857, Robert Bentley Todd, The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man
    Synonyms:
    anencephalic

anencephalous meaning in Tamil

anencephalous in Tamil

மூளை செயலற்ற

Synonyms of anencephalous

Origin of anencephalous

From Ancient Greek ἀνεγκέφαλος (anenképhalos, “brainless”), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”).

Questions about anencephalous

What does anencephalous mean?
Anencephalous means without a brain.
What is anencephalous in Tamil?
Anencephalous in Tamil is மூளை செயலற்ற. See Anencephalous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anencephalous?
Anencephalous is an adjective.

Words near anencephalous in the dictionary

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

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