anencephalic
pronunciation
How to pronounce anencephalic in British English: UK ['eɪnɪnkefælɪk]
How to pronounce anencephalic in American English: US ['eɪnɪnkefælɪk]
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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 " ?