Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, hernia of the brain.
- noun In anatomy, the entire cavity of the encephalon, consisting of the several cœliæ or ventricles and their connecting passages.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Hernia of the brain.
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- noun medicine A form of
hernia of thebrain and itsmembranes through an opening in theskull
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- noun protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull
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The thing is that since they told me that the baby had this condition, "encephalocele", I have been doing a lot of research on this condition and I have become reasonable optimistic regarding the prognosis.
They keep assuming she'll abort her sick baby Suzanne 2006
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They are known as (1) _meningocele_, which consists of a protrusion of a cul-de-sac of the arachno-pial membrane, containing cerebro-spinal fluid; (2) _encephalocele_, in which a portion of the brain is protruded in addition to the membranes; and (3) _hydrencephalocele_, in which the protruded portion of brain includes a part of one of the ventricles.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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A less common situation is the anterior part of the orbit, near the nasal wall, and this variety, from its position and from the fact that it is usually met with in children, is liable to be confused with orbital meningocele or encephalocele.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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