Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cranioschisis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cran-ioschi-sis
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A developmental birth defect in which the cranium fails to close completely, so that the brain is exposed to the amnios and eventually degenerates, causing anencephaly.

Example Sentences

"1953, Biochemical Institute Studies, Issue 5, Biochemical Institute (of the University of Texas), page 51, E. M. Butt et al. have reported the production of meningoceles and cranioschises in chick embryos with 0.5 to 1.0 mg. of lead nitrate (21)."
"The partial cranioschises include cranium bifidum occultum, meningocele and meningoencephalocele."
"It^([anencephaly]) is the most frequent of the cranioschises."

Etymology

From cranio- + schisis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cranio

Inflected Forms

cranioschises (plural)

Phrases

cranium bifidum

Frequently Paired Words

craniorachischisis acephalia acrania anencephaly cranium bifidum encephalocele

Questions

What does cranioschisis mean?: A developmental birth defect in which the cranium fails to close completely, so that the brain is exposed to the amnios and eventually degenerates, causing anencephaly.
Where does cranioschisis come from?: From cranio- + schisis.

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