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encephalocele

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
en-cephalo-cele
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.

Etymology

From encephalo- + -cele.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

encephaloceles (plural)

Derived Forms

hydrencephalocele meningoencephalocele parencephalocele

Questions

What does encephalocele mean?
A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.
Where does encephalocele come from?
From encephalo- + -cele.

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