derencephaly

[ dĕr′ĕn-sĕf′ə-lē ]

n.

A malformation in which the skull bones are underdeveloped and the cervical vertebrae are bifurcated, with a rudimentary brain usually resting in the cleft.

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deregulate, dereism, derek, derelict, dereliction, derencephaly, derepress, derepression, derequisition, derestrict, dergue