- derencephalus
- der·en·ceph·a·lus (der″en-sefґə-ləs) [der- + Gr. enkephalos brain] a fetus with rudimentary cranial bones and bifid cervical vertebrae, the brain resting in the bifurcation.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
derencephalus
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derencephalocele — In derencephaly, protrusion of the rudimentary brain through a defect in the upper cervical spinal canal. [G. dere, neck, + enkephalos, brain, + kele, hernia] * * * der·en·ceph·a·lo·cele (der″en sefґ … Medical dictionary
