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

1 sense of encephalocele

Sense 1
encephalocele -- (protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull)
       => birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality -- (a defect that is present at birth)