Anencephalic
Definition
A medical term describing a fetus, newborn, or individual affected by anencephaly, a severe congenital malformation characterized by the partial or total absence of the brain, meninges, and skull bones. As an adjective, it refers to any biological structure or organism exhibiting this profound developmental defect of the anterior neural tube.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Anencephalic
- Anencephalous
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Masculine noun / variable adjective with regular morpho-structural plural agreements. |
| Formation | Scientific compound derived from the Greek privative prefix 'an-' (without) and 'enkephalos' (brain). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.nen.t͡ʃe.ˈfal] |
| Source | Handbook of Congenital Malformations and Neonatal Neurology |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Medicul genetician a explicat părinților implicațiile clinice în cazul unui făt anencefal depistat timpuriu.
EN: The geneticist explained to the parents the clinical implications in the case of an early detected anencephalic fetus.
RO: Studiul anatomopatologic detaliază particularitățile cardiace pe care le poate prezenta un nou-născut anencefal.
EN: The anatomopathological study details the cardiac peculiarities that an anencephalic newborn can present.
RO: În istoricul medical al clinicii a fost înregistrat un singur caz de nou-născut anencefal în cursul acestui an.
EN: In the medical history of the clinic, only one case of an anencephalic newborn was recorded during this year.
Idioms & Phrases
Făt anencefal / Anencephalic fetus
RO: Produs de concepție diagnosticat ecografic cu absența dezvoltării emisferelor cerebrale și a calotei craniene.
EN: A product of conception ultrasonically diagnosed with the absence of cerebral hemisphere and cranial vault development.
Nou-născut anencefal / Anencephalic newborn
RO: Prunc născut viu sau mort care prezintă malformația structurală completă a extremității cefalice.
EN: An infant born alive or stillborn exhibiting the complete structural malformation of the cephalic extremity.
Organism cu fenotip anencefal / Anencephalic phenotype organism
RO: Model animal utilizat în cercetare care reproduce defectele congenitale majore ale sistemului nervos central.
EN: An animal model used in research that reproduces major congenital defects of the central nervous system.
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