encephalocele

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
encephalocele
    n 1: protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in
         the skull
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Encephalocele \En*ceph"a*lo*cele\, n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the brain
   + kh`lh tumor.] (Med.)
   Hernia of the brain.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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