Look up: anencephaly

1. anencephaly
   [n] - a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
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2. anencephaly
   A rare condition in which the baby's brain does not develop properly while in the womb, resulting in little or no brain and a malformed skull.
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3. Anencephaly
   a fatal birth defect in which the brain and spinal cord have failed to develop, resulting in the absence of a portion of the skull and brain
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4. Anencephaly
   a developmental defect in which the brain fails to develop
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5. Anencephaly
   Anencephaly: A neural tube defect (NTD) that occurs when the cephalic (head) end of the neural tube fails to close, usually between the 23rd and 26th days of pregnancy, resulting in the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp. Infants with this disorder are born without a forebrain...
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6. anencephaly
   A congenital absence of the brain and cranial vault, with the cerebral hemispheres completely missing or greatly reduced in size. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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7. anencephaly
   anencephalia noun a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
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8. anencephaly
   (an″әn-sef´ә-le) congenital absence of the cranial vault, with the cerebral hemispheres completely missing or reduced to small masses. adj., anencephal´ic., adj.
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9. anencephaly
   (from the article `malformation`) Absence of the brain at birth (anencephaly); an abnormally small brain and head (microcephaly); and enlargement of the brain and head, sometimes to ... ...test is an assay of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the maternal serum. Elevated levels are associated with neural tube defects in the fetus such as ... ...
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10. anencephaly
    anencephaly 1. Congenital defective development of the brain, with absence of the bones of the cranial vault and absent or rudimentary cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres, brainstem, and basal ganglia. 2. Partial or total absence of the brain at birth.
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11. anencephaly
    Type: Term Pronunciation: an′en-sef′ă-lē Synonyms: meroanencephaly
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12. Anencephaly
    A neural tube defect in which the the head end of the neural tube does not close. Normally, the neural tube will fold and close during the 3rd to 4th week of pregnancy. When it does not close, it causes a large portion of the brain, skull and scalp to be missing. A fetus that has been diagnosed with anencephaly will be born without a foreb...
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13. Anencephaly
    | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = 206500 | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = neuro | eMedicineTopic = 639 | MeshName = Anencephaly | MeshNumber = C10.500.680.196 --> `Anencephaly` is a cephalic disorder that results from a neural tube defect that occurs when the cephalic (head) end of the neural tube fails t...
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