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dysencephalia

dysencephalia noun: a malformation of the head.

Noun

dysencephalia

  1. A malformation of the head

Origin of dysencephalia

From dys- + encephalo- + -ia.

Words formed from dysencephalia

Questions about dysencephalia

What does dysencephalia mean?
Dysencephalia means a malformation of the head.
What part of speech is dysencephalia?
Dysencephalia is a noun.

Words near dysencephalia in the dictionary

  1. dysembryomata
  2. dysembryoplasia
  3. dysembryoplastic
  4. dysemesia
  5. dysemesias
  6. dysencephalia
  7. dysencephalia splanchnocystica
  8. dysendocrinism
  9. dysendocrinisms
  10. dysenterial
  11. dysenteric

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