anencephalic

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    characterized by partial or total absence of a brain

Word Origin

anencephalic (adj.)
"having no brain" (biology), 1839, from Greek anenkephalos, from privative prefix an- (see an- (1)) + enkephalos "brain" (see encephalitis) + -ic.

Example

1. Can an anencephalic fetus experience " pain " ?

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