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Noun: encephalocele
  1. Protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull

Derived forms: encephaloceles

Type of: birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disease, congenital disorder

Encyclopedia: Encephalocele