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anencephaly::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anencephalia |
| Type of | birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder |
| Derivation | anencephalic, anencephalous |
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Parents who have had one child with anencephaly are more likely to have another.
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He had anencephaly, a fatal disorder diagnosed about 10 weeks before his birth.
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Called anencephaly, the always fatal malformation occurs in six of 10,000 births.
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But this would be only the second time she had delivered one with anencephaly.
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Neural tube defects include spina bifida and anencephaly, which is fatal.
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In the U.S., 1,000 to 2,000 children are born with anencephaly each year.
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Anencephaly and spina bifida are the two most common neural tube defects.
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The two most common neural tube defects are spina bifida and anencephaly.
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There are cases in which I would consider abortion, anencephaly for one.
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- A defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
- (anencephalous) anencephalic: characterized by partial or total absence of a brain
- Anencephaly is a cephalic disorder that results from a neural tube defect that occurs when the cephalic (head) end of the neural tube fails to close, usually between the 23rd and 26th day of pregnancy, resulting in the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp. ...
- A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon
- (Anencephalous) Click this word for a sample page.
- A neural tube defect involving severe structural defects of the brain and skull. Fetuses with anencephaly do not survive.
- A severe congenital defect in which the fetus has no brain.
- Congenital absence of all or a major part of the brain
- [no brain] condition of forebrain degeneration caused by failure of anterior neuropore closure and consequent prolonged contact of the forebrain with amniotic fluid. Although infants with this neural tube defect are sometimes born alive, the condition is invariably fatal within a few hours or days.
