encephalocele
English
Etymology
From
encephalo-
+
-cele
.
Noun
encephalocele
(
plural
encephaloceles
)
(
medicine
)
A form of
hernia
of the
brain
and its
membranes
through an opening in the
skull
.
Derived terms
hydrencephalocele
meningoencephalocele
parencephalocele
Translations
hernia of the brain
Portuguese:
encefalocele
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