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Anencephaly

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A serious birth defect in which a baby is born missing major portions of the brain and skull.

Korean

무뇌증

뇌와 두개골의 상당 부분이 없는 상태로 태어나는 심각한 선천 기형.

French

Anencéphalie

Grave malformation congénitale dans laquelle le bébé naît sans une grande partie du cerveau et du crâne.

Word parts

  • an-PrefixWithout, absence of
  • encephal/oRoot(Greek) Brain

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