acephalusn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)eɪˈsɛfələs/,

/(ˌ)eɪˈsɛfl̩əs/,

/(ˌ)eɪˈkɛfələs/,

/(ˌ)eɪˈkɛfl̩əs/, U.S.

/eɪˈsɛfələs/

Inflections: Plural acephali.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin acephalus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin acephalus (of a fetus) headless (1779 or earlier), specific use of classical Latin acephalus (see acephalous adj.). Compare acephalous adj., acephaly n.

Medicine.

A fetus affected with acephaly; (also) the condition of acephaly.

ΚΠ

1823 London Lit. Gaz. 18 Jan. 46/1 The History of an Acephalus which lived twelve days.

1855 Assoc. Med. Jrnl. 9 Feb. 126/2 The circulation is carried on by the vital powers of attraction inherent in the vessels of the acephalus itself.

1888 Lancet 28 Jan. 175/2 It must be the same as that which destroyed the cerebral hemispheres in cases of acephalus.

1915 Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 20 373 Ordinarily acephali have nothing above the level of the top of the sternum.

1963 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 78 449/1 Central nervous system malformations. Anencephalus, acephalus, acrania.

2007 Obstetr., Gynaecol. & Reprod. Med. 17 291/1 The head and upper limbs are absent or poorly formed (the ‘acardiac acephalus’).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acephalus
释义	acephalusn. Brit. /(ˌ)eɪˈsɛfələs/, /(ˌ)eɪˈsɛfl̩əs/, /(ˌ)eɪˈkɛfələs/, /(ˌ)eɪˈkɛfl̩əs/, U.S. /eɪˈsɛfələs/ Inflections: Plural acephali. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin acephalus. Etymology: < scientific Latin acephalus (of a fetus) headless (1779 or earlier), specific use of classical Latin acephalus (see acephalous adj.). Compare acephalous adj., acephaly n. Medicine. A fetus affected with acephaly; (also) the condition of acephaly. ΚΠ 1823 London Lit. Gaz. 18 Jan. 46/1 The History of an Acephalus which lived twelve days. 1855 Assoc. Med. Jrnl. 9 Feb. 126/2 The circulation is carried on by the vital powers of attraction inherent in the vessels of the acephalus itself. 1888 Lancet 28 Jan. 175/2 It must be the same as that which destroyed the cerebral hemispheres in cases of acephalus. 1915 Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 20 373 Ordinarily acephali have nothing above the level of the top of the sternum. 1963 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 78 449/1 Central nervous system malformations. Anencephalus, acephalus, acrania. 2007 Obstetr., Gynaecol. & Reprod. Med. 17 291/1 The head and upper limbs are absent or poorly formed (the ‘acardiac acephalus’). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1823
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