porencephalicadj.
/ˌpɔːrɛnsᵻˈfalɪk/, /ˌpɔːrɛnkɛˈfalɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɔrɛnsəˈfælɪk/ Medicine.
Of, relating to, of the nature of, or affected with porencephaly.
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anencephalous1820
anencephalic1821
anencephaloid1857
porencephalous1883
porencephalic1886
split-brain1958
1886 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 13 51 In the region surrounding the porencephalic area the normal convolutions radiated outward from the centre of the destroyed area, in the manner which Kundrat supposes to be characteristic of congenital porencephaly.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 534 Diseases..which give rise to a porencephalic condition.
1928 Lancet 20 Oct. 816/2 Leriche considered that the hypotension in head injuries resulted from the formation of a porencephalic cyst on the brain surface.
1981 Cornell Veterinarian 71 164 Hydranencephaly with porencephalic cavitation of the cerebellum was diagnosed..in five calves from an 80-cow herd. Affected calves were blind and exhibited fine head tremors and limb rigidity.
2004 Windsor (Ont.) Star (Nexis) 29 Sept. a2 The condition—a porencephalic cyst dominating the left hemisphere of the Amherstburg boy's brain—..may be a result of Jacques having a stroke while in his mother's womb.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1886