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Encephalocele

En-ceph′a-lo-cele

,

Noun.

[Gr.

ἐγκέφαλοσ

the brain +

κήλη

tumor.]

(Med.)

Hernia of the brain.

Definition 2024

encephalocele

encephalocele

English

Noun

encephalocele ‎(plural encephaloceles)

(medicine) A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull

Translations

hernia of the brain

Portuguese: encefalocele f