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porencephaly
porencephaly[‚pȯr·ən′sef·ə·lē] (medicine) A condition in which the cavity of a lateral ventricle extends to the surface of the cerebral hemisphere; may result from brain tissue destruction or maldevelopment. porencephaly
porencephaly [por″en-sef´ah-le] development or presence of abnormal cysts or cavities in the brain tissue, usually communicating with a lateral ventricle; they may or may not cause symptoms. adj., adj porencephal´ic, porenceph´alous.por·en·ceph·a·ly (pōr'en-sef'ă-lē), The occurrence of cavities in the brain substance, communicating usually with the lateral ventricles. Synonym(s): porencephalia, spelencephaly [G. poros, pore, + enkephalos, brain] por·en·ceph·a·ly (pōr'en-sef'ă-lē) The occurrence of cavities in the brain substance, communicating usually with the lateral ventricles. Synonym(s): porencephalia. [G. poros, pore, + enkephalos, brain]porencephaly The presence of one or more abnormal cavities within the substance of the brain, usually communicating with a lateral VENTRICLE. The cavity of a lateral ventricle may extend to the surface of the cerebral hemisphere. The condition may result from brain tissue destruction or maldevelopment. |