anencephalic

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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Characterized by partial or total absence of a brain: This medical term describes a severe congenital condition where a fetus or infant is born with a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp missing.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The ultrasound revealed an anencephalic fetus.
    • Anencephalic infants are not viable in the long term.
    • The condition is diagnosed as anencephalic.
Advanced Usage
  • Medical/Ethical Context: The term is almost exclusively used in clinical, pathological, and bioethical discussions concerning severe birth defects and organ donation.
    • The bioethics committee debated the care standards for anencephalic newborns.
Variants and Related Words
  • Anencephaly (n): The name of the congenital disorder itself.
    • Anencephaly is a neural tube defect.
Synonyms
  • Merencephalic: A less common synonym with the same meaning.
Adjective
  1. characterized by partial or total absence of a brain

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