derencephaly

derencephaly
Cervical rachischisis and anencephaly, a malformation involving an open cranial vault with a rudimentary brain usually crowded back toward bifid cervical vertebrae. SYN: derencephalia. [G. dere, neck, + enkephalos, brain]

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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

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