noun · femininefirst declension
anencephalia
anencephalia f (genitive anencephaliae)
Meaning
- feminineanencephaly (birth defect involving the absence of the encephalon)
1829, University of Groningen, Annales Academiae groninganae, Commentatio de diverticulus intestinorum, page 69
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | anencephalia | anencephaliae |
| genitive | anencephaliae | anencephaliārum |
| dative | anencephaliae | anencephaliīs |
| accusative | anencephaliam | anencephaliās |
| ablative | anencephaliā | anencephaliīs |
| vocative | anencephalia | anencephaliae |
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “within the head”) + -ia, from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Descendants
- Englishanencephaly
- Portugueseanencefalia
- Spanishanencefalia
- Polishanencefalia
In English words that came into English from anencephalia
- anencephalyanencephalia