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ethmocephaly

ethmocephaly noun: a rare cephalic disorder characterised by the absence of a nose and the presence of a proboscis between the eyes.

Noun

ethmocephaly (countable and uncountable, plural ethmocephalies)

  1. A rare cephalic disorder characterised by the absence of a nose and the presence of a proboscis between the eyes

Forms of ethmocephaly

pluralethmocephalies

Origin of ethmocephaly

From ethmo- + -cephaly.

Questions about ethmocephaly

What does ethmocephaly mean?
Ethmocephaly means a rare cephalic disorder characterised by the absence of a nose and the presence of a proboscis between the eyes.
What part of speech is ethmocephaly?
Ethmocephaly is a noun.
What is the plural of ethmocephaly?
The plural of ethmocephaly is ethmocephalies.

Words near ethmocephaly in the dictionary

  1. ethlete
  2. ethletes
  3. ethmiid
  4. ethmiids
  5. ethmo-
  6. ethmocephaly
  7. ethmofrontal
  8. ethmoid
  9. ethmoid bone
  10. ethmoid bones
  11. ethmoid sinus

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