anencephalousadj.

Brit.

/ˌanɛnˈsɛf(ə)ləs/,

/ˌanɛnˈsɛfl̩əs/,

/ˌanɛŋˈkɛf(ə)ləs/,

/ˌanɛŋˈkɛfl̩əs/,

/ˌanᵻnˈsɛf(ə)ləs/,

/ˌanᵻnˈsɛfl̩əs/,

/ˌanᵻŋˈkɛf(ə)ləs/,

/ˌanᵻŋˈkɛfl̩əs/, U.S.

/ˌænˌɛnˈsɛfələs/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin anencephalus ; Greek ἀνεγκέϕαλος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin anencephalus (1721 or earlier) or its etymon (ii) Hellenistic Greek ἀνεγκέϕαλος without a brain (Galen; < ancient Greek ἀν- an- prefix² + ἐγκέϕαλος brain: see encephalos n.) + -ous suffix.Compare French anencéphale, adjective (1814 or earlier; 1787 or earlier as noun), and also Italian aencefalo (1810 or earlier).

Medicine.

Affected by anencephaly (congenital absence of most of the brain and cranium); of, relating to, or of the nature of anencephaly; = anencephalic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > of brain

anencephalous1820

anencephalic1821

anencephaloid1857

porencephalous1883

porencephalic1886

split-brain1958

1820 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. 43 320 The representation of the face and upper part of the body of an anencephalous fetus.

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 471/2 Congenital malformations, such as acephalous and anencephalous states.

1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 23 July 182/1 The child was anencephalous, but otherwise very well developed, and weighed 11 lb. 3 oz.

2009 Narrative 17 301 Farebrother's jarred anencephalous monster turns out to be a figure for the brainless reader haunting Eliot's text.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	anencephalous
释义	anencephalousadj. Brit. /ˌanɛnˈsɛf(ə)ləs/, /ˌanɛnˈsɛfl̩əs/, /ˌanɛŋˈkɛf(ə)ləs/, /ˌanɛŋˈkɛfl̩əs/, /ˌanᵻnˈsɛf(ə)ləs/, /ˌanᵻnˈsɛfl̩əs/, /ˌanᵻŋˈkɛf(ə)ləs/, /ˌanᵻŋˈkɛfl̩əs/, U.S. /ˌænˌɛnˈsɛfələs/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin anencephalus ; Greek ἀνεγκέϕαλος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin anencephalus (1721 or earlier) or its etymon (ii) Hellenistic Greek ἀνεγκέϕαλος without a brain (Galen; < ancient Greek ἀν- an- prefix² + ἐγκέϕαλος brain: see encephalos n.) + -ous suffix.Compare French anencéphale, adjective (1814 or earlier; 1787 or earlier as noun), and also Italian aencefalo (1810 or earlier). Medicine. Affected by anencephaly (congenital absence of most of the brain and cranium); of, relating to, or of the nature of anencephaly; = anencephalic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > deformities of specific parts > [adjective] > of brain anencephalous1820 anencephalic1821 anencephaloid1857 porencephalous1883 porencephalic1886 split-brain1958 1820 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. 43 320 The representation of the face and upper part of the body of an anencephalous fetus. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 471/2 Congenital malformations, such as acephalous and anencephalous states. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 23 July 182/1 The child was anencephalous, but otherwise very well developed, and weighed 11 lb. 3 oz. 2009 Narrative 17 301 Farebrother's jarred anencephalous monster turns out to be a figure for the brainless reader haunting Eliot's text. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1820
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