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exencephalus

exencephalus noun: a deformed infant with the brain more or less outside the cranial cavity.

Noun

exencephalus (plural exencephali)

  1. A deformed infant with the brain more or less outside the cranial cavity.

Forms of exencephalus

pluralexencephali

Questions about exencephalus

What does exencephalus mean?
Exencephalus means a deformed infant with the brain more or less outside the cranial cavity.
What part of speech is exencephalus?
Exencephalus is a noun.
What is the plural of exencephalus?
The plural of exencephalus is exencephali.

Words near exencephalus in the dictionary

  1. exencephalia
  2. exencephalias
  3. exencephalic
  4. exencephalies
  5. exencephalous
  6. exencephalus
  7. exencephaly
  8. exendin
  9. exendins
  10. exendospermous
  11. exennia

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