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cranioschises

cranioschises is the plural of cranioschisis.

Meaning of cranioschisis

Noun

cranioschisis (plural cranioschises)

  1. A developmental birth defect in which the cranium fails to close completely, so that the brain is exposed to the amnios and eventually degenerates, causing anencephaly.
    • E. M. Butt et al. have reported the production of meningoceles and cranioschises in chick embryos with 0.5 to 1.0 mg. of lead nitrate (21).1953, Biochemical Institute Studies, Issue 5, Biochemical Institute (of the University of Texas), page 51

Questions about cranioschises

What is cranioschises the plural of?
Cranioschises is the plural of cranioschisis.

Words near cranioschises in the dictionary

  1. cranioradiotherapy
  2. craniorrhachischisis
  3. craniosacral
  4. craniosacral therapies
  5. craniosacral therapy
  6. cranioschises
  7. cranioschisis
  8. craniosclerosis
  9. cranioscopic
  10. cranioscopical
  11. cranioscopies

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