hydranencephaly
[ hī′drăn-ən-sĕf′ə-lē ]
n.
The congenital absence of the cerebral hemispheres in which the space in the cranium that they normally occupy is filled with fluid.
Nearby words
- hydracid,
- hydraemia,
- hydragogue,
- hydralazine,
- hydramine,
- hydrangea,
- hydrant,
- hydranth,
- hydrarch,
- hydrargillite
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