Associations to the word «Encephalocele»

Wiktionary

ENCEPHALOCELE, noun. (medicine) A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull

Dictionary definition

ENCEPHALOCELE, noun. Protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull.

Wise words

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