anencephalous
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνεγκέφαλος (anenképhalos, “brainless”) (from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”)) + -ous.
Adjective
anencephalous (not comparable)
- (biology, archaic) Without a brain.
- 1857, Robert Bentley Todd, The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man:
- Similar loops were observed by the same anatomist in the cranial nerves of an anencephalous fœtus which had been preserved in spirits
Synonyms
References
- “anencephalous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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