anencefalia

Internationalism. Learned borrowing from New Latin anencephalia, from Ancient Greek ανεγκέφαλος (anenképhalos) +‎ New Latin -ia.^[1] By surface analysis, an- +‎ encefalia. First attested in 1905.^[2]

• IPA^(key): /a.nɛn.t͡sɛˈfa.lja/

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• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: a‧nen‧ce‧fa‧lia

anencefalia f

1. (neurology, teratology) anencephaly (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon)

   Synonym: bezmózgowie

• anencefalia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• anencefalia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• anencefalia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Internationalism. Learned borrowing from New Latin anencephalia. By surface analysis, an- +‎ encefalia.

• Hyphenation: a‧nen‧ce‧fa‧li‧a

anencefalia f (plural anencefalias)

1. (neurology, teratology) anencephaly (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon)

• “anencefalia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “anencefalia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “anencefalia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “anencefalia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Internationalism. Learned borrowing from New Latin anencephalia. By surface analysis, an- +‎ encefalia.

• IPA^(key): /anenθeˈfalja/ [a.nẽn̟.θeˈfa.lja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /anenseˈfalja/ [a.nẽn.seˈfa.lja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: a‧nen‧ce‧fa‧lia

anencefalia f (plural anencefalias)

1. (neurology, teratology) anencephaly (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon)