acephalia, acephalism
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acephalia — noun absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) • Syn: ↑acephaly, ↑acephalism • Hypernyms: ↑abnormality, ↑abnormalcy • Part Holonyms: ↑monster, ↑teras … Useful english dictionary
acephalism — noun absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) • Syn: ↑acephalia, ↑acephaly • Hypernyms: ↑abnormality, ↑abnormalcy • Part Holonyms: ↑monster, ↑teras … Useful english dictionary
acephaly — noun absence of the head (as in the development of some monsters) • Syn: ↑acephalia, ↑acephalism • Hypernyms: ↑abnormality, ↑abnormalcy • Part Holonyms: ↑monster, ↑teras … Useful english dictionary
acephaly — Congenital absence of the head. SYN: acephalia (1), acephalism. [G. a priv. + kephale, head] * * * aceph·a·ly (a sefґə le) acephalia … Medical dictionary
acephalus — A headless fetus. SYN: acephalia (2), acephalism. [G. a priv. + kephale, head] a. acormus (a kor′mus) condition in which a head without a body is attached to the placenta by an umbilical cord. a. dibrachius a fetus lacking a head but having two… … Medical dictionary
abnormalcy — noun an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies • Syn: ↑abnormality • Ant: ↑normality (for: ↑abnormality) • Derivationally related forms: ↑abnormal ( … Useful english dictionary
teras — noun (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus • Syn: ↑monster • Derivationally related forms: ↑monstrous (for: ↑monster) • Topics: ↑medicine … Useful english dictionary
