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hydranencephaly

hydranencephaly definition - medical

hy·dran·en·ceph·a·ly (hīˌdrăn-ən-sĕfˈə-lē)

noun
The congenital absence of the cerebral hemispheres in which the space in the cranium that they normally occupy is filled with fluid.

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

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