Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun anencephalia

1 sense of anencephalia

Sense 1
anencephaly, anencephalia -- (a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres)
       => birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality -- (a defect that is present at birth)