anencephalous

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

anencephalous (not comparable)

  1. (biology) 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

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for anencephalous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

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