encephaloschisis

encephaloschisis definition - medical

en·ceph·a·los·chi·sis (ĕn-sĕfˌə-lŏsˈkĭ-sĭs)

noun
Developmental failure of the rostral part of the neural tube to close.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.