- en|ceph|a|lo|cele
- en|ceph|a|lo|cele «ehn SEHF uh luh seel», noun.protrusion of a portion of the brain through the cranium; a hernia of the brain.
ē tumor]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
en|ceph|a|lo|cele
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ceph — ceph·a·ran·thine; col·o·ceph·a·li; co·no·ceph·a·lum; cryp·to·ceph·a·la; cteno·ceph·a·lus; del·to·ceph·a·lus; di·ceph·a·lus; dis·co·ceph·a·li; dis·co·ceph·a·lous; dol·i·cho·ceph·al; dra·co·ceph·a·lum; en·ceph·a·lar·tos; en·ceph·a·lit·ic;… … English syllables
en|ceph|a|lo|me|nin|go|cele — «ehn SEHF uh loh muh NIHNG guh seel», noun. a protrusion through a fissure in the skull of brain substance with the attached membranes. ╂[< encephalo + mening(es) + Greek k ē tumor] … Useful english dictionary
lo — ceph·a·lo·bi·dae; ceph·a·lo·cereus; ceph·a·lo·chord; ceph·a·lo·chor·da; ceph·a·lo·chor·da·ta; ceph·a·lo·di·um; ceph·a·lo·met·ric; ceph·a·lo·pho·lis; ceph·a·lo·spo·ri·um; ceph·a·lo·thecium; ceph·a·lo·thorax; ceph·a·lo·tus; cer·e·bel·lo·ru·bral;… … English syllables
encephalocele — en·ceph·a·lo·cele … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
en — en·ce·phal·ic; en·ceph·a·lit·ic; en·ceph·a·li·tis; en·ceph·a·li·to·gen·ic; en·ceph·a·li·to·zo·on; en·ceph·a·lo·cele; en·ceph·a·lo·gram; en·ceph·a·lo·graph; en·ceph·a·lo·graph·ic; en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy; en·ceph·a·loid; en·ceph·a·lo·malacia;… … English syllables
encephalocele — A congenital gap in the skull with herniation of brain substance. SYN: craniocele, cranium bifidum, bifid cranium. [encephalo + G. kele, hernia] basal e. a defect in the skull floor … Medical dictionary
hydrencephalocele — Protrusion, through a cleft in the skull, of brain substance expanded into a sac containing fluid. SYN: encephalocystocele, hydrocephalocele, hydroencephalocele. [hydr + G. enkephalos, brain, + kele … Medical dictionary
meningoencephalocele — A protrusion of the meninges and brain through a congenital defect in the cranium, usually in the frontal or occipital region. SYN: encephalomeningocele. [meningo + G. enkephalos, brain, + kele … Medical dictionary
Encephalocele — En*ceph a*lo*cele, n. [Gr. egke falos the brain + kh lh tumor.] (Med.) Hernia of the brain. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
