amyelencephalia

amyelencephalia
Congenital absence of both brain and spinal cord. [G. a- priv. + myelos, marrow, + enkephalos, brain]

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amy·el·en·ce·pha·lia (ə-mi″əl-en-sə-faґle-ə) [a-1 + myelo- + encephal- + -ia] congenital absence of the brain and spinal cord.

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