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单词 anencephaloid
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anencephaloidadj.

Brit. /ˌanɛnˈsɛfəlɔɪd/, /ˌanɛnˈsɛfl̩ɔɪd/, /ˌanɛŋˈkɛfəlɔɪd/, /ˌanɛŋˈkɛfl̩ɔɪd/, /ˌanᵻnˈsɛfəlɔɪd/, /ˌanᵻnˈsɛfl̩ɔɪd/, /ˌanᵻnˈkɛfəlɔɪd/, /ˌanᵻnˈkɛfl̩ɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌænɛnˈsɛfəˌlɔɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: anencephaly n., -oid suffix.
Etymology: < anencephal- (in anencephaly n.) + -oid suffix. Compare earlier anencephalous adj. and anencephalic adj.
1. Perhaps: brainless, stupid. Obsolete. rare.
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1852 Nelson's Northern Lancet & Amer. Jrnl. Med. Jurispr. 5 119 We would recall to the Editor's declining memory the fable of the Viper and the File; although we are led to the belief that from his pertaining to the anencephaloid class of mammalia, he would scarcely be enabled to appreciate the moral.
2. Medicine. Affected by anencephaly (congenital absence of most of the brain and cranium); = anencephalic adj. rare.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > of brain
anencephalous1820
anencephalic1821
anencephaloid1857
porencephalous1883
porencephalic1886
split-brain1958
1857 Lancet 5 Dec. 583/1 One monstrosity, anencephaloid, with a single nostril.
1883 Med. & Surg. Reporter 7 July 19/2 The child was a full-grown, anencephaloid male; life was extinct but very recently.
1982 Mutation Res. 102 374 She suspects that her work with the adhesive could be the cause of a miscarriage, and the birth of an anencephaloid child.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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