anencephalia

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “within the head”) + -ia, from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). === Noun === anencephalia f (genitive anencephaliae); first declension anencephaly (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon) 1829, University of Groningen, Annales Academiae groninganae, Commentatio de diverticulus intestinorum, page 69 ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: anencephaly (learned) → Polish: anencefalia (learned) → Portuguese: anencefalia (learned) → Spanish: anencefalia (learned)