Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Fissure of the skull.
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- noun A
developmental birth defect in which thecranium fails to close completely, so that thebrain is exposed to theamnios and eventuallydegenerates , causinganencephaly .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek, skull + split.
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