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Anencephalous

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a brain. archaic, not-comparable

    "Similar loops were observed by the same anatomist in the cranial nerves of an anencephalous fœtus which had been preserved in spirits"

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by partial or total absence of a brain wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνεγκέφαλος (anenképhalos, “brainless”), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”).

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